THE EXXONMOBIL-XTO MERGER: IMPACT ON U.S. ENERGY MARKETS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JANUARY 20, 2010 Serial No. 111–91 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 76–003 WASHINGTON : 2012 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:51 Nov 06, 2012 Jkt 076003 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\A003.XXX A003 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HENRY A. WAXMAN, California, Chairman JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOE BARTON, Texas Chairman Emeritus Ranking Member EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts RALPH M. HALL, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia FRED UPTON, Michigan FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BART GORDON, Tennessee NATHAN DEAL, Georgia BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky ANNA G. ESHOO, California JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York ROY BLUNT, Missouri GENE GREEN, Texas STEVE BUYER, Indiana DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado GEORGE RADANOVICH, California Vice Chairman JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania LOIS CAPPS, California MARY BONO MACK, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania GREG WALDEN, Oregon JANE HARMAN, California LEE TERRY, Nebraska TOM ALLEN, Maine MIKE ROGERS, Michigan JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma JAY INSLEE, Washington TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas MIKE ROSS, Arkansas MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York PHIL GINGREY, Georgia JIM MATHESON, Utah STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana DORIS O. MATSUI, California DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands KATHY CASTOR, Florida JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio JERRY MCNERNEY, California BETTY SUTTON, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa PETER WELCH, Vermont (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:51 Nov 06, 2012 Jkt 076003 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A003.XXX A003 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts, Chairman MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania RALPH M. HALL, Texas JAY INSLEE, Washington FRED UPTON, Michigan G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois BARON P. HILL, Indiana JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona DORIS O. MATSUI, California STEVE BUYER, Indiana JERRY MCNERNEY, California GREG WALDEN, Oregon PETER WELCH, Vermont SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma RICK BOUCHER, Virginia MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey ELIOT ENGEL, New York GENE GREEN, Texas LOIS CAPPS, California JANE HARMAN, California CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MIKE ROSS, Arkansas JIM MATHESON, Utah JOHN BARROW, Georgia (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:51 Nov 06, 2012 Jkt 076003 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A003.XXX A003 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:51 Nov 06, 2012 Jkt 076003 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A003.XXX A003 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Congress from the Common- wealth of Massachussetts, opening statement ................................................... 1 Hon. Fred Upton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement ................................................................................................ 3 Hon. Jay Inslee, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington, opening statement ................................................................................................ 4 Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 5 Hon. Michael F. Doyle, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 5 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement ................................................................................................ 6 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 8 Hon. Lois Capps, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement ................................................................................................ 11 Hon. Michael C. Burgess, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement .................................................................................... 11 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 13 Hon. John Shimkus, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 16 Hon. Gene Green, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement ................................................................................................ 17 Hon. Greg Walden, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, opening statement ................................................................................................ 18 Hon. G.K. Butterfield, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina, opening statement ............................................................................... 18 Hon. John Sullivan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Okla- homa, opening statement .................................................................................... 19 Hon. Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, opening statement ................................................................................................ 20 Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, opening statement .................................................................................... 21 Hon. Steve Scalise, a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana, opening statement ................................................................................................ 22 Hon. John B. Shadegg, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ari- zona, opening statement ...................................................................................... 23 Hon. Diana DeGette, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colo- rado, opening statement ...................................................................................... 24 WITNESSES Rex Tillerson, Chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil Corporation ............................. 25 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 27 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 71 Bob R. Simpson, Chairman of the Board and Founder, XTO Energy, Inc ......... 31 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 33 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 78 SUBMITTED MATERIAL EPA report, June, 2004 ........................................................................................... 64 Letter of December 15, 2009, from Members of Congress to the EPA ................ 66 (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:51 Nov 06, 2012 Jkt 076003 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A003.XXX A003 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:51 Nov 06, 2012 Jkt 076003 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A003.XXX A003 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING THE EXXONMOBIL-XTO MERGER: IMPACT ON U.S. ENERGY MARKETS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:35 a.m., in Room 2123, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Edward J. Markey [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding. Present: Representatives Markey, Doyle, Inslee, Butterfield, Mat- sui, McNerney, Welch, Green, Capps, Gonzalez, Matheson, Barrow, Upton, Hall, Stearns, Shimkus, Shadegg, Pitts, Walden, Sullivan, Burgess, Scalise, and Barton (ex officio). Also Present: Representative DeGette. Staff Present: Bruce Wolpe, Senior Advisor; John Jimison, Senior Counsel; Joel Beauvais, Counsel; Jackie Cohen, Counsel; Michael Goo, Counsel; Melissa Cheatham, Professional Staff Member; Caitlin Haberman, Special Assistant; David Kohn, Press Secretary; Lindsay Vidal, Special Assistant; Mitchell Smiley, Special Assist- ant; Matt Eisenberg, Staff Assistant; Andrew Spring, Minority Pro- fessional Staff; Aaron Cutler, Minority Counsel; Mary Neumayr, Minority Counsel; and Garrett Golding, Minority Legislative Ana- lyst. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY, A REP-