Senate Energy & Natural Resources - Full Committee - "Review Current Issues Related to Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling"
5/11/10 - 10AM EDT - 325 Russell
The purpose of the hearing is to review current issues related to offshore oil and gas development including the Department of the Interior’s recent five year planning announcements and the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. OVERFLOW ROOM, SD-366.
Witnesses:
Panel 1- Dr. F.E. Beck (Associate Professor, Texas A&M), Mr. Dannenberger (former Chief, Offshore Regulatory Program, Minerals Management service)
Panel 2- Lamar McKay (President and Chairman, BP America, Inc.), Steven Newman (President and Chief Executive Office, Transocean Limited), and Tim Probert (Chief Health, Safety and Environmental Officer, Halliburton)

Senate EPW - Full Committee - "Economic & Environmental Impacts of the Recent Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico"
5/11/10 - 2:30PM EDT - 406 Dirksen
Examine issues surrounding the oil spill in the Gulf, including the impact on the economy and the environment. The committee expects to hear testimony from several corporations involved in the spill, including BP, Halliburton and Transocean. Witnesses will also include experts on the impacts to local economies, fisheries and tourism, as well as wildlife and natural resources. Senators from the coastal states are also expected to provide testimony.
Witnesses:
Panel 1- Lamar McKay (Chairman and President, BP America, Inc.), Steven Newman (President and CEO, Transocean Ltd.) and Tim Probert (President, Global Business Lines and Chief Health, Safety and Environmental Officer, Halliburton)
Panel 2- Steve Bortone (Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council), Keith Overton (Chairman of the Board, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Senior VP and COO, TradeWinds Island Resorts), Dr. Eric May (Research Scientist, Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore), Meg Caldwell (Director, Environmental and Natural resources Law and Policy Program, Executive Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Woods Institute for Environment, Stanford University) and Lieutenant General Thomas G McInerney (US Air Force, ret.)

House Energy & Commerce - Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations - "Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion"
5/12/10 - 10AM EDT - 2123 Rayburn
The hearing will examine the adequacy of the companies' safety measures and emergency response to the incident, and the status of recovery efforts.
Witnesses:
Panel 1- Lamar McKay (President and Chairman, BP America, Inc.), Steven Newman (President and Chief Executive Officer, Transocean, Ltd.), Timothy Probert (President, Global Business Lines, and Chief Health, Safety and Environmental Officer, Halliburton) and Jack Moore (President and Chief Executive Officer, Cameron)

Senate Energy & Natural Resources - Full Committee - "Receive Testimony from the Administration on issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including the accident involving the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico"
5/18/10 - 10AM EDT - 366 Dirksen
The purpose is to receive testimony from the Administration on issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including the accident involving the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico.
Witnesses:
Panel 1- Honorable Ken Salazar (Secretary, US Department of the Interior)

House Transportation & Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation - Deepwater Horizon: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures, and Natural Resource Impacts
5/19/10 - 10AM EDT - 2167 Rayburn
Witnesses:
Panel 1- Lamar McKay (President and Chairman, BP America, Inc.), Steven Newman (President and Chief Executive Officer, Transocean, Ltd.)
Panel 2- Lisa P Jackson (Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency), Dr. Jane Lubchenco (Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Elizabeth Birnbaum (Director, Minerals Management Service), Brian Slerno (Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, US Coast Guard) and Sylvia Earle (Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society)
Panel 3- Larry Schweiger (President and Chief Executive Officer, National Wildlife Federation), Pete Gerica (Gerica Seafood), Carys Mitchelmore (Associate Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory) and Nancy Kinner (Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire)

House Energy and Natural Resources- Full Committee - "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion."
5/26/10 - 10AM EDT - 1324 Longworth
Witnesses:
Panel 1- Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse (United States Senate)
Panel 2- Thomas Perrelli Esq. (Associate Attorney General, US Department of Justice), Craig Bennett (Director, National Pollution Funds Center, US Coast Guard), and Honorable David Hayes (Deputy Secretary, US Department of Interior)
Panel 3- Jonathan Ramseur (Specialist in Environmental Policy, Congressional Research Service), Rawle King (Analyst in Financial Economics and Risk Assessment, Congressional Research Service), and Robert Meltz (Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service)

U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources - Full Committee Hearing to receive testimony on issues related to the Department of the Interior's May 27, 2010 report, Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf, including oversight of recent actions recommended by the DOI to address the safety of offshore oil development.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 9:30 AM EDT - Hearing Room SD-366 (Overflow Room, SD-226)

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Full Committee Hearing on S. 3305, The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 10:30 AM EDT - Hearing Room 406 Dirksen

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Full Committee Hearing on Liability and Financial Responsibility for Oil Spills under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and Related Statutes
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 10:30 AM EDT - 2167 Rayburn House Office Building

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment - Briefing on "Beneath the Surface of the BP Spill: What's Happening Now, What's Needed Next" Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 2:00 PM EDT - 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

The House Natural Resources Committee, 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" (Part 3 of 7-part series)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 10:00 AM EDT - 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment - Hearing on "The BP Oil Spill: Human Exposure and Environmental Fate"                                Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 2:00 PM EDT - 2123 Rayburn House Office Building