The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366.  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding S. 2253, to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer certain areas of the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing. 

Invited Witnesses Include:

Panel 1

The Honorable Rejane “Johnnie” Burton
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management
Director, Minerals Management Service
US Department of the Interior

Panel 2
 
Mr. Thomas E. Skains
Chairman, President and CEO
Piedmont Natural Gas Company
Charlotte, NC

Mr. Timothy S. Parker
Senior Vice President
Exploration and Production
Dominion Exploration and Production
Houston, TX

Mr. Michael Gravitz
Oceans Advocate
US Public Interest Research Group
Washington, DC

Mr. Stephen R. Wilson
Chairman, CEO and President
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Long Grove, IL

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