page_title: Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (May 2010)
section_title: May 1–5
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (May 2010) / May / May 1–5
caption_attribution_description: English: President Barack Obama and Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolf, left, inspect a tar ball as they look at the effect the BP oil spill is having on Fourchon Beach in Port Fourchon, La., May 28, 2010
context_page_description: Following is a Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for May 2010.
context_section_description: May 1
  Two military C-130 Hercules aircraft were employed to spray oil dispersant.
  May 2
  Obama meets with fishermen and Coast Guard in Venice, Louisiana. Oil discovered in the South Pass.
  Transocean's Development Driller III started drilling a first relief well. High winds and rough waves rendered oil-catching booms largely ineffective.
  May 3
  BP says it will pay cleanup costs. Fishing areas remain closed.
  Shares of Nalco Holding Company jump 18% in one day after it is revealed its dispersant products are being use for cleanup.
  May 4
  BP proposes a containment dome.
  May 5
  BP announces that the smallest of three known leaks had been capped allowing the repair group to focus their efforts on the remaining leaks.
caption: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana President Charlotte Randolf and President Obama inspect tarballs on Port Fourchon, Louisiana beach on May 28.
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