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111th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on "The Deepwater Horizon Incident: Are the Minerals Management Service Regulations Doing The Job?"

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, June 17, 2010
10:00 a.m.

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON:

  • "The Deepwater Horizon Incident: Are the Minerals Management Service Regulations Doing The Job?"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Bob Abbey
Acting Director, Minerals Management Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Mary Kendall
Acting Inspector General
U.S. Department of the Interior

Frank Rusco
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel II

Kenneth Abbott
Former Contractor, BP Atlantis

Panel III

Christopher Mann
Senior Officer
Pew Environment Group

Alan Spackman
Vice President, Offshore Technical & Regulatory Affairs
International Association of Drilling Contractors

Erik Milito
Group Director, Upstream and Industry Operations
American Petroleum Institute

Danielle Brian
Executive Director
Project on Government Oversight

Steve Maley
Operations Manager
Badger Oil Corporation

Other Hearings in the Series:

  • Hearing - Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion" held on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion" held on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Oversight Hearing on "Our Natural Resources at Risk: The Short and Long Term Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" held on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Oversight Hearing on "Ocean Science and Data Limits in a Time of Crisis: Do NOAA and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have the Resources to Respond?" held on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Oversight Hearing on "State Planning for Offshore Energy Development: Standards for Preparedness" held on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.