Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

British Petroleum (BP) CEO Tony Hayward (L) and Florida Governor Charlie Crist address the press at the State House in Tallahassee, Florida on May 17, 2010. Hayward announced that BP would provide a $25 million grant to Florida to promote tourism. An explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20 continues to spill oil into the Gulf. UPI/Joshua Drake/BP