THE ROLE OF BP IN THE DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION AND OIL SPILL HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JUNE 17, 2010 Serial No. 111–137 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 77–914 WASHINGTON : 2013 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 08:56 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 077914 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\A914.XXX A914 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD 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 08:56 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 077914 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A914.XXX A914 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS BART STUPAK, Michigan, Chairman BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa GREG WALDEN, Oregon Vice Chairman Ranking Member EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey MIKE DOYLE, Pennsylvania TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas MIKE ROSS, Arkansas DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands PETER WELCH, Vermont GENE GREEN, Texas BETTY SUTTON, Ohio JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:56 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 077914 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A914.XXX A914 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:56 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 077914 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A914.XXX A914 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement ............................................................................. 2 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 4 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 7 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 9 Hon. Bart Stupak, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement ................................................................................................ 14 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 17 Hon. Michael C. Burgess, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement .................................................................................... 19 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 22 Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Congress from the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, opening statement .................................................... 28 Hon. John Sullivan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Okla- homa, opening statement .................................................................................... 29 Hon. John D. Dingell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi- gan, opening statement ....................................................................................... 30 Hon. Marsha Blackburn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, opening statement ............................................................................ 31 Hon. Bruce L. Braley, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, opening statement ................................................................................................ 32 Hon. Phil Gingrey, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, opening statement ................................................................................................ 33 Hon. Michael F. Doyle, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 34 Hon. Parker Griffith, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ala- bama, opening statement .................................................................................... 35 Hon. Janice D. Schakowsky, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement .............................................................................. 36 Hon. Robert E. Latta, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, opening statement ................................................................................................ 37 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 39 Hon. Mike Ross, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas, opening statement ................................................................................................ 42 Hon. Donna M. Christensen, a Representative in Congress from the Virgin Islands, opening statement ................................................................................. 42 Hon. Peter Welch, a Representative in Congress from the State of Vermont, opening statement ................................................................................................ 43 Hon. Gene Green, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement ................................................................................................ 44 Hon. Betty Sutton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, opening statement ................................................................................................ 45 WITNESSES Tony Hayward, Chief Executive Officer, BP PLC ................................................. 47 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 50 (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:56 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 077914 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A914.XXX A914 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with HEARING VI Page SUBMITTED MATERIAL Submission for the record by Mr. Scalise .............................................................. 136 Letter of June 14, 2010, from the Committee to Mr. Hayward ........................... 228 E-mail on BOP problems, dated November, 2009 ................................................. 242 Transocean abnormality report on BOP, dated November, 2009 ........................ 244 Transocean letter on BOP modifications, dated October 11, 2004 ...................... 247 VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:56 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 077914 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A914.XXX A914 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with HEARING THE ROLE OF BP IN THE DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION AND OIL SPILL THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:02 a.m., in Room 2123, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Bart Stupak [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding. Present: Representatives Stupak, Braley, Markey, DeGette, Doyle, Schakowsky, Ross, Christensen, Welch, Green, Sutton, Din- gell (ex officio), Waxman (ex officio), Burgess, Sullivan, Blackburn, Gingrey, Latta, and Barton (ex officio). Also Present: Representatives Engel, Harman, Capps, Inslee, Gonzalez, Weiner, Melancon, Castor, Upton, Stearns, and Scalise. Staff Present: Phil Barnett, Staff Director; Bruce Wolpe, Senior Advisor; Greg Dotson, Chief Counsel, Energy and Environment; Michal Freedhoff, Counsel; Robb Cobbs, Policy Analyst; Caitlin Haberman, Special Assistant; Peter Kethcham-Colwill, Special As- sistant; Dave Leviss, Chief Oversight Counsel; Meredith Fuchs, Chief Investigative Counsel; Alison Cassady, Professional