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So we're working with the Bureau of 

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Safety , Environmental Enforcement and 

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the E . P . A . To improve the 

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efficiency of oil burns out in marine 

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environments after the deepwater 

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horizon . We used in situ burning to 

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clean up a lot of the oil that was 

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spilled on the water . And so we are 

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looking at that technique to forward 

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that because it's a really efficient 

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way to quickly remove large volumes of 

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oil off the surface of the water . But 

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one of the negative effects of that is 

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there's a large black plume of smoke . 

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So what we're testing is a unique 

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system , reconfiguring what is already 

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there . And so we , what you see is a 

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boom system that's in the shape of a 

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wine glass . So last textile 

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manufacturer of lots of different oil 

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spill response equipment . We're here 

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today because we're working with Bessie 

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for a research program where they're 

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having us build our boom into a certain 

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configuration that will allow for a 

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cleaner burn less smoke plume is the is 

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the goal you have the cup which is the 

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wider portion , so the oil gets in 

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there , then the gate actually 

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separates it from the stem , which the 

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stem is , where they're saying that 

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they can get a more efficient burn the 

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narrower the fire , more oxygen can get 

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into it . And so they'll be less soot , 

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less smoke and less burn residue . 

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So our team here at coral is very 

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experienced in working with crude oil . 

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And so we're one of the only facilities 

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that you can do controlled burns like 

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this . So our expertise and the 

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permitting that we have allows us to 

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safely conduct these experiments in a 

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controlled environment in hopes that we 

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can help improve the efficiency of 

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these systems .