AdvertisementAs BP Pays For Oil Spill Impact, Some People Aren't Seeing The CashAugust 29, 2014Jeff BradyfacebookEmailPatrick Roy's company, Coastal Rental Equipment, used to rent these large pumps to offshore divers who work for oil and natural gas drillers. After the BP oil spill, when the government introduced a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, the Patterson, La., business suffered losses and eventually shut down. (NPR)