WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Kevin Costner says having BP use his company's device to help clean up the Gulf oil spill is "not a Hollywood ending for me."
Costner told a Senate committee Thursday he's been working for more than a decade in hopes of having the cleanup machines on hand for immediate use in spills. He says all major oil companies should keep the machines nearby like fire extinguishers, ready whenever incidents happen.
BP has contracted with Costner and Ocean Therapy Solutions to use 32 of the centrifuge machines designed to separate oil from water.
The company says the device can fit on fishing boats or docks, where it can separate 200 gallons per minute.
The actor has invested more than $24 million to develop the centrifuge devices.
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