Hill Heat

• Rex Tillerson, chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil
• John Watson, chairman and CEO of Chevron
• James Mulva, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips
• Lamar McKay, president and chairman of BP America
• Marvin Odum, president of Shell Oil

Tony Hayward, President of BP, may attend.

This hearing will focus on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf Coast States and localities, and the effectiveness of the coordinated federal, state, local, and private sector response. The Subcommittee will review the planning that took place prior to the spill and the coordinated response effort between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector in the aftermath. States and localities will describe the impact the spill has had on them and will provide details of going challenges and continuing needs. Lastly, the Subcommittee will assess the private sector impact, particularly on the fishing industry, and the efforts underway to provide relief.

Witnesses

Panel 1

• David Camardelle, Mayor, Grand Isle, Louisiana
• Chipper McDermott, Mayor, Pass Christian, Mississippi
• Billy Nungesser, President, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
• Mark Cooper, Director, Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

Panel 2

• Juliette Kayyem, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Rear Admiral Mary Landry, District 8 Coast Guard Commander, U.S. Coast Guard

Panel 3

• Raymond Dempsey, Vice President of Strategy, BP America, Inc.
• Darryl Willis, Vice President for Resources, BP America, Inc.

Panel 1

• Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D. CPCU, President and Economist, Insurance Information Institute
• Dr. Michael Greenstone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics
• Kate Gordon, Vice President of Energy Policy, Center for American Progress
• Jack Gerard, President and CEO, American Petroleum Institute
• Charles B. Anderson, Senior Vice President and Head of Office, Skuld North America, Inc.
• Brian Buckley McCallister, Vice President & General Counsel, McAllister Towing

Panel 2

• Tom Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
• Bob Abbey, Acting Director, Minerals Management Service
• Craig A. Bennett, Director, National Pollution Fund Center

Panel 1

• Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D. CPCU, President and Economist, Insurance Information Institute
• Dr. Michael Greenstone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics
• Kate Gordon, Vice President of Energy Policy, Center for American Progress
• Jack Gerard, President and CEO, American Petroleum Institute
• Charles B. Anderson, Senior Vice President and Head of Office, Skuld North America, Inc.
• Brian Buckley McCallister, Vice President & General Counsel, McAllister Towing

Panel 2

• Tom Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
• Bob Abbey, Acting Director, Minerals Management Service
• Craig A. Bennett, Director, National Pollution Fund Center

Panel I

• Douglas Helton, Incident Operations Coordinator, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service at NOAA
• Dr. Albert Venosa, Director, Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development (ORD) at EPA
• Rear Admiral Kevin Cook, Director of Prevention Policy, US Coast Guard
• Sharon Buffington, Chief, Engineering and Research Branch, Offshore Energy, Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service

Panel II

• Dr. Samantha Joye, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
• Dr. Nancy Kinner, University of New Hampshire Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
• Dr. Jeffery Short, Pacific Science Director, Oceana
• Dr. Richard Haut, Senior Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center
• Kevin Costner, Partner, Ocean Therapy Solutions

Witness

• Ken Salazar, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior