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• Fisheries Closures & Seafood Safety
  
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• Wellhead Containment
  
• Unified Area Command Updates
  
• Wildlife

Wellhead Containment

September 2010

• 19-Sep, Statement from Admiral Allen on the Successful Completion of the Relief Well
  
• 16-Sep, Statement from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on Relief Well Intercept
  
• 13-Sep, Statement from Admiral Allen on the Relief Well
  
• 10-Sep, Admiral Allen Authorizes BP to Move Forward with Specific Relief Well Procedures
  ,PDF of 10-Sep letter
  
• 4-Sep, Statement from Admiral Allen on the BOP
  
• 3-Sep, Statement from Admiral Allen on the Successful Installation of the Replacement BOP
  
• 3-Sep, Statement from Admiral Allen on the Successful Removal of the BOP
  
• 2-Sep, Statement from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on the Successful Removal of the Capping Stack
  

August 2010

• 27-Aug, Admiral Allen Directs BP to Terminate the Fishing Procedure and Begin Removal of the Capping Stack and BOP
  
• 21-Aug, Admiral Allen Issues Directive to BP Authorizing the BOP Fishing Procedure
  
• 19-Aug, Admiral Thad Allen Issues Directive to BP Providing Authorization and Conditions for BOP Replacement Prior to Completion of the Relief Well
  
• 14-Aug, Admiral Thad Allen Issues Directive to BP on Procedures Required Prior to Completion of Relief Well and Bottom Kill
  
• 4-Aug, Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen (re cementing well)
  

July 2010

• 19-Jul, Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen (re BP and well integrity testing)
  
• 18-Jul, Letter from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen to BP Chief Managing Director Bob Dudley
  
• 18-Jul, PDF of 18-Jul letter
  
• 18-Jul, Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen On Well Integrity Test
  
• 17-Jul, Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen On Well Integrity Test
  
• 15-Jul, Statement from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on Well Integrity Test
  
• 13-Jul, Statement from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on Well Integrity Test
  
• 12-Jul, Statement from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on Well Integrity Test
  
• 9-Jul, Statement from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen (re capping and containment)
  
• 9-Jul, Letter from BP Chief Managing Director Bob Dudley to National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen
  
• 8-Jul, Letter from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen to BP Chief Managing Director Bob Dudley
  

June 2010

• 30-Jun, Senior Administration Officials and Scientists Meet With BP to Discuss Oil Containment Efforts
  
• 23-Jun, Suspension of Lower Marine Riser Package Containment Cap Operations
  
• 14-Jun, Statement by Federal On-Scene Coordinator Rear Admiral James Watson on BPs Latest Containment Strategies
  
• 12-Jun, Federal On-Scene Coordinator Rear Admiral James Watson Gives BP 48 Hour Deadline to Devise More Aggressive Plan to Contain Leaking Oil
  
• 9-Jun, National Incident Commander Letter to BP CEO
  
• 3-Jun, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen comments on placement of containment cap
  

May 2010

• 26-May, UPDATE: Rear Admiral Landry Approves Top Kill Procedure
  
• 25-May, Update Regarding ROV Monitoring of Top Kill Procedure
  
• 16-May, Update on Riser Insertion Tube Tool progress
  
• 6-May, Photo Release: Workers lower dome in water