Preparing for Offshore Drilling in the Arctic: Lessons Learned From the First Season

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Thursday, October 11, 2012
Time:  10:00 AM
Location:  University of Alaska Anchorage Campus

alaska field hearing 101112WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a field hearing in Alaska on “Preparing for Offshore Drilling in the Arctic: Lessons Learned from the First Season.” This hearing will examine the operational lessons to be learned following the first season of exploratory drilling activity in the Arctic.

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Committee Members

  1. Mark Begich

    Chairman

Testimony

  1. David J. Hayes

    Deputy Secretary
    U.S. Department of the Interior
  2. Laura K. Furgione

    Acting Director, National Weather Service
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  3. Thomas P. Ostebo

    Commander, Seventeenth District
    U.S. Coast Guard

Witness Panel 2

  1. Pete E. Slaiby

    Vice President, Exploration and Production
    Shell Alaska
  2. Edith Vorderstrasse

    Consulting Division Manager
    Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation
  3. Jacob Adams

    Chief Administrative Officer
    North Slope Borough, Alaska
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