Ocean Therapy Solutions ( OTS ) is a company owned by actor Kevin Costner . He acquired the company from the United States government for US$ 24 million in 1995 . The company specializes in developing centrifugal oil-water separators . After the '' Exxon Valdez '' oil spill in 1989 , Costner wanted to find a new way to separate oil from water , so he acquired the company . He found it difficult to promote its products , until BP placed an order for several of the company 's devices in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . OTS 's largest machine , the V20 , can clean up to of oily water per day . On July 8 , 2010 , OTS reported it had 9 centrifuges deployed in the Gulf of Mexico , with 23 additional machines under construction and scheduled for shipment to Louisiana by the end of August 2010
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Ocean Therapy Solutions