BP/Gulf Oil Gusher Press Briefing by National Incident Commander June 18, 2010 by Gary Kopycinski on June 18, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in BP/Gulf Oil Gusher: Statement of Chris Canfield One Year After Deepwater Horizon Explosion April 20, 2011 Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done April 20, 2011 BP’s Criminal Negligence Exposed April 20, 2011 NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Friday morning.