After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration teamed up with the X-Prize Foundation to offer a $1.4 million prize to the group that produced the most efficient oil-recovery solution. The winning approach, from Elastec American Marine, was three times as efficient as the industry’s previous best rate.
2010年墨西哥湾深海钻井漏油事件后，奥巴马政府建立了X奖基金会（X-Prize Foundation），向提供最有效原油回收方案的团队奖励140万美元。获胜方案来自Elastec American Marine公司，其效率是此前石油业最佳水平的三倍。