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Adm. Allen is overseeing the government's response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

He said crews hope to increase the amount that’s collected at the surface, and BP is anticipating moving another ship into the area.

Speaking at the White House, where he'll be meeting with Cabinet members, Allen also said the battle against the oil that's already in the Gulf now involves “hundreds of thousands” of individual patches of oil. He said small vessels in the area have been enlisted to help capture those patches using skimmers.

Allen warned that the battle to contain the oil is likely to stretch into the fall.

BP also announced Monday the cost of the company's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reached about $1.25 billion. BP said the figure does not include $360 million for a project to build six sand berms meant to protect Louisiana's wetlands from spreading oil.

A new report on wildlife harmed by the oil spill is also expected to be released later Monday.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Nancy Brown said Monday that an official tally released Sunday was incorrect. She blamed the mistake on a clerical error made while compiling figures from different states.

Texas General Land Office spokesman Jim Suydam said there were no reports of oiled birds in Texas, and the westernmost limit is about 100 miles east of the Texas-Louisiana border.

The April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig triggered the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Millions of gallons of oil have spilled since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, killing 11 workers.

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