U.S. Microbics, Inc. (fka BUGS)

[blackhawks]

"How in the world can BP hire anybody yet, until they know absolutely what they need.?"

Clearly they felt that they needed chemical dispersants. How much of that was in the 350 M spent as opposed to being in their 'oil spill tool box' is hard to know.

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/bp-has-spent-350m-on-oil-cleanup-considers-new-options/19470765

"BATON ROUGE, La. (May 10) -- BP resumed pumping chemical dispersants at a gushing oil well today, while the company readies a new containment dome and considers jamming trash into a leaking pipe in an effort to block the steady flow of crude into the Gulf of Mexico.

BP said it has spent $350 million so far on efforts to clean up the spill and stem the flow of oil, although the final tally is expected to be much higher."