In the North Atlantic, we took that off the table from any drilling exploration.
We ended up postponing leases that had been planned in the Chukchi and the Beaufort Sea, as Senator Murkowski well knows.
The fact is that BP did have an oil spill response plan.
BP is responsible, and BP is responsible for all the damages that flow from the BP oil spill.
I appreciate the comment on the role that the engineers played and will continue to play as we try to move forward with the new safety regim...
The answer to that is yes because it is much easier to deal with these kinds of issues in shallower water than in deep water.
The fact also is that that plan has not been effective in protecting the sensitive ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.
We have, through Secretarial Order, ordered the dismantling of MMS as we knew it into what now will be three components going forward.
There is research underway with respect to oil spill issues all of the time.
It is an existential issue for BP.
I want to work closely with you to make sure that the organization that we put into place will ensure the goals which were articulated by yo...