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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, speaks at a press conference held to address the reopening of commercial fishing areas along the Louisiana coast in Venice, La., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Actress Pamela Anderson

Actress Pamela Anderson was on hand to walk and help send off about 50 dogs that are being moved from Louisiana to Virginia who've been orphaned by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Chuck Cook)

BP PLC COO of Exploration and Production Doug Suttles

BP PLC COO of Exploration and Production Doug Suttles listens to a question at a news conference after taking a media tour near the South Pass of the Mississippi River in Venice, La., Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

A boat motors through oil sheen from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at sunset off East Grand Terre Island

A boat motors through oil sheen from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at sunset off East Grand Terre Island, where the Gulf of Mexico meets Barataria Bay, on the Louisiana coast, Saturday, July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Captain Dean Ansardi sits on the deck of his commercial fishing vessel

Captain Dean Ansardi sits on the deck of his commercial fishing vessel while on standby with the vessels of opportunity program in Venice, La., Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

James Wilson sells T-shirts to those arriving in Grand Isle

James Wilson sells T-shirts to those arriving in Grand Isle, La., for Island Aid 2010 on Saturday, July 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A woman walks her dog along part of the contaminated beach in Grand Isle

A woman walks her dog along part of the contaminated beach in Grand Isle, La., as Tropical Depression Bonnie approaches the coast Saturday, July 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Vendors sell goods and a message as they appeal to music fans at Island Aid 2010

Vendors sell goods and a message as they appeal to music fans at Island Aid 2010 on the beach at Grand Isle, La., Saturday, July 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A recreational fisherman heads to port ahead of the storm in Grand Isle

A recreational fisherman heads to port ahead of the storm in Grand Isle, La., as Tropical Depression Bonnie approaches the coast Saturday, July 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Oil has stopped flowing from the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

This image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 15:13 CDT shows that oil has stopped flowing from the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/BP PLC)

Rain falls on oil sheen on the surface of the Gulf  of Mexico near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil  well leak

Rain falls on oil sheen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil well leak off the coast of Louisiana Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Roy Campo, left, and the crew of fishermen continue to sort a load of blue crabs

Roy Campo, left, and the crew of fishermen continue to sort a load of blue crabs after hearing about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill being capped in Hopedale, La., Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Oysterman George Morgan discusses his feelings about the Deepwater Horizon oil  spill being capped

Oysterman George Morgan discusses his feelings about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill being capped as he stands on his oyster boat in Hopedale, La., Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Oil has stopped flowing from the new 75-ton cap

This image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 14:27 CDT, shows that oil has stopped flowing from the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/BP PLC)

Birds resting on oiled shrubs and oil containment boom on Cat Island, protecting it from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Birds resting on oiled shrubs and oil containment boom on Cat Island, protecting it from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Louisiana on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni)

A rig assisting in the capping of the Deepwater Horizon oil well leak, center, burns off excess gas

A rig assisting in the capping of the Deepwater Horizon oil well leak, center, burns off excess gas captured from the well in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana Tuesday, July 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Contractor Mark Perrin sits in a decontamination zone on the deck of the Pacific Responder oil skimming vessel

Contractor Mark Perrin sits in a decontamination zone on the deck of the Pacific Responder oil skimming vessel in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana Tuesday, July 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A new containment cap

In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 18:23 CDT, a new containment cap, top, is lowered over the broken wellhead at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Monday, July 12, 2010. (AP Photo/BP PLC)

A baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, an endangered species, is seen resting his head on a towel

A baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, an endangered species, is seen resting his head on a towel as he awaits veterinary care, after being rescued from oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Shannon Campbell of Pensacola waits for the arrival of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist

Shannon Campbell of Pensacola waits for the arrival of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and members of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. (AP Photo/Michael Spooneybarger)

Jimmy Buffett performs Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores

Jimmy Buffett performs Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Ala. (AP Photo/Mobile Press-Register, Chip English)

Oil flows out of the top of the transition spool, which was placed into the gushing wellhead

Oil flows out of the top of the transition spool, which was placed into the gushing wellhead and will house the new containment cap, in the Gulf of Mexico early Monday July 12, 2010. (AP Photo/BP PLC)

Oily sand covered beach chairs sit idle on the beach in Orange Beach

Oily sand covered beach chairs sit idle on the beach in Orange Beach Ala., Wednesday, July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Oil cleanup workers outnumber tourists on the beach in Pensacola Beach

Oil cleanup workers outnumber tourists on the beach in Pensacola Beach, Fla., Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Oil washed ashore overnight leaving an ugly stain that brought out hundreds of BP workers to clean. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Oil cleanup workers use absorbent booms to collect oil and tar balls in Orange Beach

Oil cleanup workers use absorbent booms to collect oil and tar balls in Orange Beach Ala., Wednesday, July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Barges lined up to block oil are seen from the air in Chef Menteur Pass, which connects the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Borgne to Lake Pontchartrain

Barges lined up to block oil are seen from the air in Chef Menteur Pass, which connects the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Borgne to Lake Pontchartrain, in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, July 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Workers shovel and bag sand oiled by April's Deepwater Horizon oil  rig explosion and spill on a beach in Grand Isle

Workers shovel and bag sand oiled by April's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill on a beach in Grand Isle, La. on Monday, July 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

A sample jar of tar balls found on Crystal Beach and Galveston's East Beach are displayed

A sample jar of tar balls found on Crystal Beach and Galveston's East Beach are displayed during a news conference at the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Monday, July 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Michael Paulsen)

People watch the fireworks on the beach in Gulf Shores

People watch the fireworks on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Sunday, July 4th, 2010. The beaches were much emptier than expected because of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Jeremy Reed supervises oil boom decontamination work at the Theodore Staging Area in Theodore, Ala.

Jeremy Reed supervises oil boom decontamination work at the Theodore Staging Area in Theodore, Ala., Sunday, July 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Normally crowded on Independence Day, only a few RVs and pickup trucks line coastal U.S. Route 90

Normally crowded on Independence Day, only a few RVs and pickup trucks line coastal U.S. Route 90 as the beach is nearly empty on Sunday, July 4, 2010 in Biloxi, Miss. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)

An oily sailboat heads out on a skimming mission in the Perdido Pass in Orange Beach

An oily sailboat heads out on a skimming mission in the Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala., Thursday, July 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Condominium manager Patrick McIntosh walks along the oil stained beach

Condominium manager Patrick McIntosh walks along the oil stained beach in Orange Beach, Ala., Wednesday, June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Performance artist Adriana Disman, left, and Reina Potazinik perform "SpilLover"

Performance artist Adriana Disman, left, and Reina Potazinik perform "SpilLover," on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Workers walk along the deck of the "A Whale" skimmer

Workers walk along the deck of the "A Whale" skimmer, billed as the world's largest oil skimming vessel, which is anchored on the Mississippi River in Boothville, La., Wednesday, June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

A tri-colored heron walks on an oil absorbent boom in a lagoon in Grand Isle State Park

A tri-colored heron walks on an oil absorbent boom in a lagoon in Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Oily waves come ashore in Orange Beach

Oily waves come ashore in Orange Beach, Ala., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

The shadow of a helicopter passes over oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The shadow of a helicopter passes over oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in waters less than ten miles off the coast of Grand Isle, La., Monday, June 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Waves approach a tiger dam on a beach in Grand Isle

Waves approach a tiger dam on a beach in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Vice Presiden Joe Biden talks with reporters following a briefing at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A boat pulls absorbent materials along the surface of the Gulf of Mexico among large streaks of oil

A boat pulls absorbent materials along the surface of the Gulf of Mexico among large streaks of oil from the nearby Deepwater Horizon oil spill Sunday, June 27, 2010 close to shore in waters southeast of Venice, La. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Sun bathers sit in the surf near the Destin Pass in Destin

Sun bathers sit in the surf near the Destin Pass in Destin, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A shrimp boat captain works with his catch in bay waters east of Port Sulphur

A shrimp boat captain works with his catch in bay waters east of Port Sulphur, La., Sunday, June 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Birds sit in front of oil platforms Sunday, June 27, 2010 in Gulf of Mexico waters

Birds sit in front of oil platforms Sunday, June 27, 2010 in Gulf of Mexico waters near Venice, La. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is seen floating on the surface of the water in Bay Batiste

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is seen floating on the surface of the water in Bay Batiste in Plaquemines Parish, La., Saturday, June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Susan Sundell of Salem, N.H., who is in the area visiting family, reacts to seeing oil

Susan Sundell of Salem, N.H., who is in the area visiting family, reacts to seeing oil washed ashore at Pensacola Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Spooneybarger)

A crab covered in oil is washed ashore at Pensacola Beach in Pensacola

A crab covered in oil is washed ashore at Pensacola Beach in Pensacola Fla., Wednesday, June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Spooneybarger)

An excavator builds a sand berm near the Chandeleur Islands on the coast of Louisiana

An excavator builds a sand berm near the Chandeleur Islands on the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Cleaned pelicans, formerly oiled from the Deepwater Horizon oil  spill, are released

Cleaned pelicans, formerly oiled from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, are released at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Gulf Coast, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Jean Warren of Gulf Breeze, Fla. looks at the oil  washed up at Pensacola Beach

Jean Warren of Gulf Breeze, Fla. looks at the oil washed up at Pensacola Beach in Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday, June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Spooneybarger)

Capt. Hoang Pham sits on his shrimp boat in a marina in Grand Isle

Capt. Hoang Pham sits on his shrimp boat in a marina in Grand Isle, La., Monday, June 21, 2010. Pham said that since April's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, his revenues have been cut in half. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Sun bathers walk near a berm erected to protect homes from oil in Dauphin Island

Sun bathers walk near a berm erected to protect homes from oil in Dauphin Island, Ala., Monday, June 21, 2010. The berm is intended to defend the beach against oil. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A blue heron flies over a marsh near a beach containing oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill

A blue heron flies over a marsh near a beach containing oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill Monday, June 21, 2010, in Port Fourchon, La. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Oiled marsh grass is seen underneath absorbent booms in Barataria Bay

Oiled marsh grass is seen underneath absorbent booms in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana, Sunday, June 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

National Wildlife Federation naturalist David Mizejewski shows his glove covered in oil

National Wildlife Federation naturalist David Mizejewski shows his glove covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in Bay Jimmy Thursday, June 17, 2010, near Myrtle Grove, La. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

A cleanup worker pauses while vacuuming oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

A cleanup worker pauses while vacuuming oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill along the Northern shores of Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish, La., Tuesday, June 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist walk along Casino Beach on Pensacola Beach

President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist walk along Casino Beach on Pensacola Beach, Fla., June 15, 2010, as they visited the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Water flows over an oil containment boom in the Perdido Pass

Water flows over an oil containment boom in the Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala., Sunday, June 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Keith Jones, whose son Gordon Jones was killed during the BP well explosion, wears a ribbon with 11 stars on it

Keith Jones, whose son Gordon Jones was killed during the BP well explosion, wears a ribbon with 11 stars on it as he talks with the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Crosses in the yard of a home in Grand Isle, La. lament items endangered by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Crosses in the yard of a home in Grand Isle, La. lament items endangered by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill pools against the Louisiana coast along Barataria Bay

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill pools against the Louisiana coast along Barataria Bay Tuesday, June 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Marine reef ecologist Scott Porter works to remove oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill off his hands

Marine reef ecologist Scott Porter works to remove oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill off his hands, Monday, June 7, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A worker uses a suction hose to remove oil that has washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill

A worker uses a suction hose to remove oil that has washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill, Sunday, June 6, 2010 in Grand Isle, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A bird is mired in oil

A bird is mired in oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kalisa Myers, of Tallahassee, Fl., demonstrates in front of the JP Morgan Chase World Headquarters

Kalisa Myers, of Tallahassee, Fl., demonstrates in front of the JP Morgan Chase World Headquarters, Thursday, June 3, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Cayden, left, and Skylar Pitt of Theodore, Ala., play

Cayden, left, and Skylar Pitt of Theodore, Ala., play as a large crew of clean up workers walk along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., Wednesday, June 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Memorial crosses symbolizing what is lost due to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil spill

Memorial crosses symbolizing what is lost due to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil spill stand in the front yard of a house in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, June 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Hentzel Ucles, left, his wife Christina Ucles, right and their two sons Benjamin, 3, second from left and Mathias 2, of Gulfport, Miss.

Hentzel Ucles, left, his wife Christina Ucles, right and their two sons Benjamin, 3, second from left and Mathias 2, of Gulfport, Miss., enjoy their the beach Monday, May 31, 2010, in Biloxi, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Workers clean up oil residue along the beach in Port Fourchon, La., Saturday, May 29, 2010.

The shadow of a military helicopter is seen as it flies over wetlands

The shadow of a military helicopter is seen as it flies over wetlands near Grand Isle, La., Thursday, May 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Equipment being used to try and plug a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico

This Wednesday evening, May 26, 2010 image made from video released by British Petroleum (BP PLC) shows equipment being used to try and plug a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/BP PLC)

A woman who asked not to be identified holds ribbons with eleven stars that were given attendees to the memorial service

A woman who asked not to be identified holds ribbons with eleven stars that were given attendees to the memorial service honoring the eleven men who died in the offshore rig explosion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

John Blazier, left, and Andy Porter walk to the top of a levee to get a view of a closed beach in Grand Isle

John Blazier, left, and Andy Porter walk to the top of a levee to get a view of a closed beach in Grand Isle, La., Monday, May 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Oil is scooped out of a marsh

Oil is scooped out of a marsh impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Redfish Bay along the coast of Louisiana, Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

National Wildlife Federation worker Emily Guidry examines oil on reeds along the Louisiana coast

National Wildlife Federation worker Emily Guidry examines oil on reeds along the Louisiana coast at the Mississippi River delta south of Venice, La. Thursday, May 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, right, tour the oil impacted marsh

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, right, tour the oil impacted marsh of Pass a Loutre, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A dragonfly tries to clean itself as it is stuck to marsh grass covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

A dragonfly tries to clean itself as it is stuck to marsh grass covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in Garden Island Bay on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana near Venice, Tuesday, May 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A ship's wake cuts through a pattern of oil near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

A ship's wake cuts through a pattern of oil near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, May 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Monitors show a small pollution containment chamber is lowered into the Gulf

In this Tuesday, May 11, 2010 photo, monitors show a small pollution containment chamber is lowered into the Gulf by the motor vessel Viking Poseidon. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley)

Enid Williams, right, and Mona Bryant, both of Albuquerque, N.M., chant during a demonstration against BP

Enid Williams, right, and Mona Bryant, both of Albuquerque, N.M., chant during a demonstration against BP in Albuquerque on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

A Coast Guard plane flies over the Development Driller III oil drilling platform

A Coast Guard plane flies over the Development Driller III oil drilling platform which is drilling a relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Lamar McKay, president and chairman of BP America, Transocean CEO Steven Newman, and Halliburton executive Tim Probert

Lamar McKay, president and chairman of BP America, Transocean CEO Steven Newman, and Halliburton executive Tim Probert, testify before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Oil, scooped up with a bucket from the Gulf of Mexico off the side of the supply vessel Joe Griffin, is seen in the hands of an AP reporter

Oil, scooped up with a bucket from the Gulf of Mexico off the side of the supply vessel Joe Griffin, is seen in the hands of an AP reporter at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Thick black waves of oil and brown whitecaps are seen off the side of the supply vessel Joe Griffin

Thick black waves of oil and brown whitecaps are seen off the side of the supply vessel Joe Griffin at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment efforts in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, May 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A shrimp boat near the Chandeleur barrier islands off the coast of Louisiana deploys boom to sweep for oil

A shrimp boat near the Chandeleur barrier islands off the coast of Louisiana deploys boom to sweep for oil in an attempt to slow the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Thursday, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/David Quinn)

With a sheen of oil as far as the eye can see, the Joe Griffin arrives at the rig explosion site carrying the containment vessel

With a sheen of oil as far as the eye can see, the Joe Griffin arrives at the rig explosion site carrying the containment vessel which will be used to try to contain the Deepwater Horizon oil, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A slick of oil is seen in Chandeleur Sound, La.

A slick of oil is seen in Chandeleur Sound, La., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Oil blobs and oil sheen are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound

Oil blobs and oil sheen are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A sign on the side of a road in Boothville, La. is shown

A sign on the side of a road in Boothville, La. is shown Sunday, May 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)

Workers line up orange boom getting it ready to load on boats Sunday, May 2, 2010 on Dauphin Island

Workers line up orange boom getting it ready to load on boats Sunday, May 2, 2010 on Dauphin Island, Ala. (AP Photo/Michelle Rolls-Thomas)

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Leonard Lawton of Pass Christian, Miss., fishes next to an oil retaining boom in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Saturday, May 1, 2010. Environmentalists are concerned about the potential disaster the approaching oil slick presents.

The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico

This satellite photo made Thursday, April 29, 2010 and provided by NASA shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/NASA)

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Oil, bottom right, is seen approaching the Louisiana Coast, top left, in this aerial photo taken 8 miles from shore, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A portion of the slick from the 42,000 gallon-a-day oil leak from a well in the Gulf of Mexico

An April 25, 2010 satellite photo provided by NASA shows a portion of the slick from the 42,000 gallon-a-day oil leak from a well in the Gulf of Mexico following and explosion at the the Deepwater Horizon platform. (AP Photo/via NASA)

Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank

In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank Thursday April 22, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexcio. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)

A fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon burns 52-miles southeast of Venice, La.

In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon burns 52-miles southeast of Venice, La. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Lloyd)

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon

This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon Wednesday April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard)

Medical staff wheel away a rescued oil worker at an unknown location in this image taken from US Coast Guard video

Medical staff wheel away a rescued oil worker at an unknown location in this image taken from US Coast Guard video made available Wednesday April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, via APTN)

The ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Deepwater Horizon

In this undated file photo released by Transocean, the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Deepwater Horizon is shown operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Transocean)

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