author of "why we hate the oil companies." we just learned the answer to your book. that guy spoke well, but he spoke nothing. is it possible the ceo of a big company would know nothing about the decisions made by that company on what looks to be the most lucrative oil well they've ever found. >> i'm sure it has a lot of oil, or they wouldn't have drilled it. in these days with these high costs you feed good return on investments. chris, hooer a couple things to think about. every member of the committee knows that tony hayward has been briefed and counciled by his lawyers as to what he can and should or shouldn't do in the hearing. and if he did not have direct knowledge and if he is coached to say the truth, well, he's saying the truth as he knows it. could it be possible that a ceo would be that detached from day-to-day operations of a rig? i suggest, yes, it is possible. because they have many rigs all