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

WASHINGTON, 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

Mark Begich

Chairman

Testimony

David J. Hayes

Deputy Secretary

U.S. Department of the Interior

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Laura K. Furgione

Acting Director, National Weather Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Thomas P. Ostebo

Commander, Seventeenth District

U.S. Coast Guard

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Witness Panel 2

Pete E. Slaiby

Vice President, Exploration and Production

Shell Alaska

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Edith Vorderstrasse

Consulting Division Manager

Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation

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Jacob Adams

Chief Administrative Officer

North Slope Borough, Alaska

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Committee Members

Mark Begich

Testimony

David J. Hayes

Laura K. Furgione

Thomas P. Ostebo

Witness Panel 2

Pete E. Slaiby

Edith Vorderstrasse

Jacob Adams