I have no doubt that the machine works. But it’s like trying to remove the oil with a spoon. A spoon would work as well.
I hate to make ad hominem attacks, but you really need to either change your screen name, or else start researching and thinking before you comment.
I am no fan of Costner. However, the oil separators linked to his name have been developed by a company funded by Kevin with his older brother, Dan, probably heading up the science & engineering. Check out the animations at their website, http://www.cincmfg.com/category_s/182.htm, to see how the process works. You will probably agree that these machines are better than a spoon.
These separator barges will be used in conjunction with smaller skimmer vessels (often fishing boats pulling booms) to concentrate oily water collected on the surface. This concentrate will then be pumped into the collector barge and later run through the centrifuges. The oil will be stored in tanks on the barge for later transfer to another ship/barge which will transport the oil to the refinery.
The EPA is complaining that the water coming out of the centrifugal separators has more that 15 parts oil per million parts water, the current EPA standard for bilge water discharge. Any sane person would realize that the separator discharge (currently at about 80 ppm) is much, much cleaner that the water in which the barge is floating.
http://bp.concerts.com/gom/costnercentrifugetechnology_062010.htm
In other words, the Costner Brothers equipment is CLEANING UP THE GULF! GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET THEM ALL GET TO WORK!