The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also known as the BP oil spill, is the most disastrous spill to occur in the Gulf of Mexico. For three months 53,000 barrels of oil ebbed and flowed unabated within its waters before engineers were able to cap the cascading oil gusher. The main, original business ethical issue involved the faultiness of BP and fellow companies, and how the main company, BP, attempted to work with cheaper material and cheaper labour, thereby increasing the chances of a oil gusher blowout. The accident caused expansive destruction to the gulf’s marine and wildlife habitats, and tourism industries. That was back in 2010. Another issue that has come up recently is the attempt by the U.S. Government to withhold documents dictating the “true” extent of the damage, as claimed by the company. So, this looks into the government and business relationship, and how much involvement should be done in global businesses, such as BP. As reported by The Independent, Washington disclosed an amount of 4.9 million barrels of oil that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. However, BP has refuted that claim, accusing the U.S. of differing estimates and suppressing documents to prove the extent of the damage was extraordinarily lower than officially stated.