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BP Crisis
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President Obama announced that he was opening new areas in U.S. coastal waters to offshore drilling for gas and oil
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Paltform explosion
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Oil leak discoverd
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BP begins live underwater video broadcasts of the leak
Flow Rate Technical Group established for "scientifically validated information about the amount of oil flowing from BP s leaking oil well." The average daily oil collection rates is 2,000 barrels a day. -
BP agrees to fund a $20 billion escrow account
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leak stopped by capping the gushing wellhead
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The oil appeared to have dissipated more rapidly than expected.
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BP claimed the government overestimated the size of the spill by between 20% and 50%.
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the U.S. federal government sued BP
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U.S. offshore drilling measure fails
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U.S. offshore drilling rules moving ahead
