Oil and gas are burned near the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

Oil shines on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico as workboats gather near a rig drilling a relief well, front, and a controlled burn, back right and left, at the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill site June 19, 2010. BP continued its attempts to stem the flow of oil from its rig, which exploded and sank in the Gulf in April. UPI/A.J. Sisco..