"By the way, the largest increase in energy sources in Bangladesh--in fact, not even close--is gas."
"Mr. Slocum, I appreciate your answers, and I am glad that you went down to Cameron Parish."
"As the United States has led the world in reducing emissions, for every 1 ton we have reduced China has increased by 5."
"What has happened over the last several years is we have had platforms removed, all of this reef structure removed at a rate that has never, ever been seen before."
"There are big differences between the Gulf Coast and the West Coast. The habitat for our fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico is the energy infrastructure."
"Let me be clear. Big oil wants rigs to reef as the rule in every case, not because they have some newfound love of marine life or biodiversity. They want to save money."
"Doesn't it seem so much strange or ironic that states like Alabama, as well as efforts in Louisiana, money is being spent to create artificial reefs whenever at the same time we are effectively removi..."
"What our bill does is our bill simply tries to create a clear process, provide regulatory certainty on how we can take this energy infrastructure that may be moving toward decommissioning, the P&A wor..."
"I want to be crystal clear on this. This is our habitat. This is our reef structure."
"Wow. Well, thank you. That is amazing."
"OK, I certainly would appreciate that, if we could continue the dialogue."