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BP Oil Spill

By lbarry764

  • April 20th

    April 20th
    The oil began leaking and washed ashore along the Gulf Coast, from Louisiana to Flordia.

  • April 22nd

    April 22nd
    After 36 hours of burning the Deepwater horizon sunk to the bottom.

  • April 28th

    April 28th
    The U.S. Coast Guard warns the country that this oil spill could be the worst oil spill in U.S. History.

  • April 29th

    April 29th
    The U.S. Coast Guard sets fire to spilled oil.

  • April 30th

    April 30th
    Oil from the leaking well begins washing ashore in Louisiana.

  • May 14th

    May 14th
    Researchers found approximately 70,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf each day.

  • May 26th

    May 26th
    BP prepares to plug the leaking well with heavy drilling mud.

  • June 2nd

    June 2nd
    The US announces a criminal inquiry into the BP oil spill.

  • June 17th

    June 17th
    BP announced that they were giving $20bn into a fund to help victims affected by the spill.

  • July 5th

    July 5th
    BP says the oil spill response has cost the company $3.12bn (£2bn).