Gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise on May 16, 2010. (IMAGE)

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Gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise on May 16, 2010.

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Gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise on May 16, 2010, in a process known as flaring. Gas and oil from the wellhead are being brought to the surface via a tube that was placed inside the damaged pipe (U.S. Coast Guard photo taken by Patrick Kelley).

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