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At the time of the stoppage, oil had been leaking continuously into the Gulf of Mexico for 85 days, 16 hours and 25 minutes since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010. Until July 19, 2010, there was no evidence that the well had ruptured, meaning that the cap appeared to be working.
Oil is burned off the surface of the water near the source of Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast, July 13, 2010. Oil is burned off the surface of the water near the source of Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Celano. Tuesday, July 20, 2010.  Pelicans and other birds fly near a boom protecting against oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill off Racoon Island near Cocodrie, Louisiana July 15, 2010.