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BP starts pumping cement into the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico at the culmination of cleanup efforts for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
2010-09-17

Transocean, the company that leased the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, accuses BP of covering up data about the explosion and subsequent oil spill.
2010-09-16

The Gulf of Mexico seafood industry starts to reopen after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
2010-08-7

BP sets aside $32.2bn to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
2010-07-27

It is revealed that BP chief executive Tony Hayward is negotiating his terms of exit after being negatively criticised by politicians in the United States over his handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
2010-07-25

BP is set to remove the containment cap over the destroyed Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, and replace it with a bigger cap. Oil and gas will spew unrestricted from the well for an estimated four to seven days until the new cap is in place.
2010-07-10

Two undiscovered species of pancake batfish are discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, in areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
2010-07-8

BP's costs for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill reach $3.12 billion, for cleanup, containment, relief well drilling and damage claims.
2010-07-5

BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward testifies before the U.S. Congress, apologizing for the spill but avoiding answering most questions and stating that he was unaware of the risks at the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in April causing the oil spill. [http:--www.theaustralian.com.au-news-breaking-news-bp-ceo-grilled-by-us-congress-story-fn3dxity-1225881174531 ("The Australian")] [http:--www.cbsnews.com-8301-503544_162-20008103-503544.html (CBS)] [http:--www.miamiherald.com-2010-06-17-1686441-an-angry-congress-lambasts-bp.html (Miami Herald)]date=August 2019
2010-06-17

BP sprays more chemicals into the main massive undersea oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico using a deep-sea robot in an attempt to thin the oil which is rushing up from the seabed at the rate of about 210,000 gallons (795,000 liters) per day.
2010-05-10