I heard the conservative Baldwin on the radio, I think Levin’s show, touting this device about 4 weeks ago. They had them down there and were waiting for the go-ahead. Pitiful that it took so long to give it a try.
The timing has been an issue for the last month. Costner pitched the machines to BP in late April or early May. BP told him the next day to ship one for testing. The shipping, testing, determining manufacturing capability, negotiating the purchase contract, etcetera, are what used up the time.
It might also be noted that the machine failed its first tests...