The effects of Hurricane Alex have halted part of BP's oil clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.
Activities such as skimming, dispersant flights and controlled burning have all been suspended because of strong winds and high waves.
But the main methods of oil capture at the spill site is continuing despite the weather.
Alex is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.
Tens of thousands of barrels of oil have leaked every day since the Deepwater Horizon rig sank in April.
The US state department has accepted offers of assistance from 12 countries and international organisations to help clean-up and contain the spill.
A containment cap placed over the leaking pipe is collecting up to 25,000 barrels a day and sending it to two surface ships.
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