At any time, one can turn on the television or read on the internet to find numerous stories focusing on the Gulf of Mexico and the devastation caused by BP's Macondo well blowout and resulting oil spill. The spill's environmental and financial impact on the Gulf Coast and its inhabitants—human and otherwise—will be felt for years to come.Normally at this time of the year, offshore production companies and service and supply firms are preparing for the upcoming hurricane season. But because of the tragic offshore incident, many industry professionals are still looking for ways to contain and clean up the spill as well as prevent such a thing from happening again. The lessons l...