Bp oil spill

The BP Oil Spill

By Lindsey Dunnam
  • Deepwater Horizon sinks and a Five mile long oil slick is seen

    Deepwater Horizon sinks and a Five mile long oil slick is seen

  • Explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig

    Explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig

  • The Coast Guard approves blowout preventer to stop leak, but the blowout preventer fail.

    The Coast Guard approves blowout preventer to stop leak, but the blowout preventer fail.

  • Coat Guard announces 5,000 Barrels of Oil per day are being dumped in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Presedent Obama said that BP is responsible for the cleanup of the oil spill

  • BP starts to drill a relief well

  • A barge begins towing a containment chamber to the site of the leak

  • Oil starts washing ashore

    Oil starts washing ashore

  • Fishing is now baned in Federal waters, and the containment dome plan fails.

  • Hearings for the BP Executives start in Washington DC

    Hearings for the BP Executives start in Washington DC

  • BP succeeds in inserting a tube into the leaking riser pile of the well

  • Nearly double of the Federal waters are closed to fishing

    Nearly double of the Federal waters are closed to fishing

  • Oil starts washing ashore from Louisiana to the Florida Keys

  • The "Top Kill" plan is started

  • President Obama tours Louisiana

  • The "Top Kill" plan has failed

  • BP shares plunge 17%

  • A criminal and investigation begin on the explostion of the rig and the oil spill

  • More Federal waters have been closed. Now 37% of the Gulf of Mexico Federal waters are closed to fishing

    More Federal waters have been closed. Now 37% of the Gulf of Mexico Federal waters are closed to fishing

  • BP finally capped off the well