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 you, Senator Bingaman, and that is that we...
In the North Atlantic, we took that off the table from any drilling exploration.
The fact also is that that plan has not been effective in protecting the sensitive ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.
It is an existential issue for BP.
We ended up postponing leases that had been planned in the Chukchi and the Beaufort Sea, as Senator Murkowski well knows.
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.
We are holding BP accountable. And that accountability effort that we have under way, we have them by the neck and we will keep them by the ...
We are looking at all of those issues, and at a point in time when we can give assurance to the American people that we can move forward saf...
So our job is basically to keep the boot on the neck of British Petroleum.
I believe it was the correct decision. I believe it is the correct decision today, and with all due respect to the honorable court, we disag...
There are some fundamental flaws with respect to how that organization was created.