What's up with the Costner machine?

[Syrinx]

First, I heard that BP tested them, and they failed.

A few days later they said BP bought 28 (or something) of them.

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[Poll_Blind]

2. Kevin Costner and his brother Dan have been making these for the last 15 years. WELCOME TO DU! n/t

PB

[Prometheus Bound]

3. That's not very nice. There's plenty of news stories on this.

BP Buys 32 Of Costner’s Oil Filtration Machines For Gulf Cleanup
Actor also announces partnership with Edison Chouest Offshore to deploy the machines.
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/06/12/bp-buys-32-of-costners-oil-filtration-tech-for-gulf-cleanup/

BP Buys Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Clean Up Machines
BP has given the green light for funding of a device that can separate oil from water.

Development of the machine, which uses a centrifuge to separate the fluids, has been backed by actor Kevin Costner to the tune of $25 million.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/11/bp-buys-kevin-costners-oi_n_609300.html

Chouest, Costner to partner on oil cleanup machines
Last Modified: Friday, June 11, 2010 at 9:35 p.m.

HOUMA — Edison Chouest Offshore will team up with a company launched by actor Kevin Costner to deploy machines to help clean up the oil spill, both companies said Friday.

After tests this week, BP, the company that owned the well being drilled by the Deepwater Horizon drillship before it blew out on April 20, signed an agreement to use 32 of Costner's machines, which suck up ocean water and separate oil from it.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20100611/FEATURES12/100619769?Title=Chouest-Costner-to-partner-on-oil-cleanup-machines