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The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The BP British Petroleum Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon oil blow out disaster. Oil begins to wash ashore on Grand Isle, Louisia as the pollution and devastation from the world's largest marine oil disaster spreads.

BP Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum environmental oil spill disaster. Soldiers from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company Louisiana National Guard commence work on a floating pontoon which will be used by local fishermen to load oil containment boom. With oil reaching ever closer to the St Bernard Parish wetlands, it is vitally important to get more oil containment booms in place.

The much anticipated trial of British Petroleum (BP) begins at Federal Court in New Orleans following the disastrous Macondo Well Blow out in the Gulf of Mexico and subsequent oil pollution following the largest marine oil spill in history. Please note – Use of these images is restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model/property releases are supplied unless stipulated. For any potential commercial use please contact varleypix.com. Cutting/copying/pasting/printing images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. ONLINE Media/bloggers please note - your use of images DOES NOT constitute 'personal' sales, this is considered editorial use - editorial rates apply. All images ©varleypix.com 1990-2015.

BP Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum environmental oil spill disaster. Sport fishermen land yellow fin tuna and other predator species caught to the west of the giant BP oil spill. Nobody is sure how much longer they will be able to catch fish in the region. Charter boat captains, rental camps and hotels are reporting mass cancellations of fishing trips and other vacations to the Gulf Coast region.

BP Macondo Well Oil spill continues to haunt south Louisiana more than 3 years after the biggest marine oil disaster in history. Tar balls and mats of oil continue to wash ashore on Wisner Beach on the Gulf coast.

BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Protecting fragile wetlands. Troops from 843rd Engineering Company Louisiana National Guard load giant sand bags in operation 'Pelican Island Mission' as they struggle to reinforce fragile barrier islands in an effort top stem the flow of BP's catastrophic oil spill.

BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Protecting fragile wetlands. Troops from 843rd Engineering Company Louisiana National Guard load giant sand bags in operation 'Pelican Island Mission' as they struggle to reinforce fragile barrier islands in an effort top stem the flow of BP's catastrophic oil spill

BP Oil spill. Protestors pack Jackson Square in the French Quarter to decry the disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Oil spill. Barataria Bay. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Oil spill. Barataria bay. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dead fish wash up on just a half mile stretch of beach near Waveland, Mississippi. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is tragic to find so many dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach, an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path.

Gulf Aid - a benefit festival for Louisiana fishermen and our coast in response to the BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Lenny Kravitz, Dr John, Tim Robbins and other celebrity guests and singers in attendance.

The BP Deepwater Horizon Claims Center sits in a nondescript building at the junction of Highways 12 and 55 in rural Louisiana. British Petroleum has launched a major publicity campaign to fight back against what it considers unjust payouts from the Gulf coast claims process.

Sierra Club rally to demonstrate against British Petroleum's massive devastating oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP Macondo Well blow out.

21st January, 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana. Anthony Badalamenti arrives at federal Court for sentencing. Badalamenti, 62 yrs of Katy, Texas is the former Haliburton manager who plead guilty to destroying evidence in the aftermath of the 2010 BP Macondo Well oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. He faces a maximimum sentence of up to 1 year in prison and up tp $100,000 fine. Badalamenti was the cementing technology director for Haliburton Energy Services.

BP Oil spill. International Bird rescue in Fort Jackson. oiled pelicans and other sea birds are cleaned of oil following the disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Pointe aux Chenes - an old French speaking tribe of American indians struggle to survive the aftermath of the largest marine oil disaster in US history.

BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Loading and unloading oil boom in Hopedale.

Louisiana seafood has been detrimentally affected by the BP Oil spill. The disastrous BP Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Louisiana Oil and Gas. The Loop oil pipeline lies beneath the beaches of South Louisiana.

The Mimosa Dancing Club in New Orleans East. It is alleged that the club filed a claim for compensation from the BP Gulf Settlement Program. David Odom, CEO and and Kirk Fischer, COO of the Gulf Settlement program recently resigned after allegations the two were involved in improper conduct. Program head Patrick Juneau refused to comment on BP’s allegation that the resignations follow reports that the men entertained subordinates at a strip club that got $550,000 in oil spill claims. The allegation is online in an ad BP says will run Monday (12/23/13) in three major newspapers. N.B. There is no confirmation that the Mimosa Dancing Club and officials from the BP Gulf Settlement program have any connection.