It is revealed that oil has initiated to reach the Chandeleur Islands, due to an oil leakage from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead, witnessed to be slowly approaching the coast of Louisiana East of the mouth of the Mississippi river, USA.

The disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico marked a backlash against the oil industry yesterday, calling for a ban to be imposed on future offshore drilling.

The anger reached its highest level when BP executives revealed in a private briefing for members of Congress that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could reach 40,000 barrels a day - eight times higher than currently expected- if no step is taken to cap the flow.

In addition, other threat is cited to be of financial sting, with the White House yesterday supporting a proposal by senators that it undertake steps to put oil companies on the hook for over $10bn (£6.5bn) for the cost of a spill.

"It's time to believe our eyes and accept the obvious risks of drilling," Robert Menendez, a Democratic senator from New Jersey, told a press conference. "This is about making Big Oil responsible for its excesses."

Dr. Ed Overton, an oil expert from Louisiana State University, reveals that recent storms and rising temperatures signify that the spill is on the verge to devastate the Gulf Coast; however, he says globs of pollution will be washing.