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