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Top Oil CEOs Testify Before Congress

Hearing in Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment

On Tuesday, June 15, 2010, Chairman Markey’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing with top executives of the five largest oil companies. They testified regarding the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, drilling safety and the impacts of the nation’s dependence on oil.

WHAT: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment hearing, "Drilling Down on America’s Energy Future: Safety, Security and Clean Energy”

WHEN: Tuesday June 15, 2010

WHERE: U.S. Capitol Complex, Washington DC

OPENING STATEMENT: Chairman Edward J. Markey

TESTIMONY:
Rex Tillerson, Chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil
John Watson, Chairman and CEO, Chevron Corporation
James Mulva, Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips
Lamar McKay, President and Chairman, BP America, Inc.
Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil Company

MORE INFORMATION:
Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing Page -- Includes archived video of full hearing
Oil Spill information from the Speaker of the House

VIDEO:

PHOTOS:


Chairman Ed Markey


Chairman Markey and the covers of BP, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil's Gulf of Mexico regional response plans.


Detail of Gulf of Mexico Reigional Oil Spill Response plans.


The panel of witnesses

 
BP America's President and Chairman Lamar McKay, withchevron CEO John Watson in the background.


John Watson, Chairman and CEO of Chevron


Rex Tillerson, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil


Marvin Odum, President of Shell Oil Company


James Mulva, Chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips


Lamar McKay, President and Chairman of BP America


The panel of witnesses

 
The witnesses, audience, and photographers during Chairman Markey's opening statement

PLEASE NOTE: The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was created to explore American clean energy solutions that end our reliance on foreign oil and reduce carbon pollution.

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