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Funneling off
BP begins to funnel off the oil spill -
Gulf Coast States
Oil reached all 5 U.S. gulf coast states -
Reaching Texas
Oil from the spill has finally reached Texas -
Oil flow cut off
BP cuts off oil flow to prevent more spills -
Oil is cleared
Scientists say that oil cleared faster than expected -
Biggest spill
U.S. government says that this spill is the biggest oil spill in the U.S. -
4.9 million barrels
The U.S. government announces that 4.9 million barrels of oil were leaked into the gulf -
Total cost
Total cost of th spill is $6.1bn -
Blowout preventer fails
Blowout preventer fails to stop explosion on the Deep Water Horizon Rig -
Pumping cement
BP pumped cement to seal the damage that had been done
