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Captioning performed by vitac because natural gas was cheaper there. Well, the cheap gas is now here and that company is right back in louisiana where it belongs, hiring american workers. Big trends in our industry are touching everyone and its important to remember that trends on this scale dont happen by themselves and simply carry us along, they are set in motion by the effort and ingenuity of a workforce we support that includes 10 million plus women and men. We call them Generation Energy. We call them that to capture their relentless way of outthinking problems and overcoming technical obstacles of every kind. As much as any industry, we are showing all that can happen when resourceful people meet tough, seemingly intractable challenges. This year we profiled 13 Generation Energy innovators and the technologies they advance every day. You will meet one member of Generation Energy who is implementing technologies to recycle water used in hydraulic fracturi fracturing. Another who
Us. A little later well have a Panel Discussion, and id like to welcome our distinguished panelists here sitting off to the side here. Susan deo, president and chairman of bp america. Thank you, susan. Dave hager, president and ceo of devin energy. Gretchen watkins, president of shell oil company. And karen wright, president and ceo of aerial corporation. Youll be hearing from them a little later on during a Panel Discussion. Theyll talk about some of the industrys most pressing challenges and opportunities, of course. I now, however, would like to recognize the stars of todays show, the folks that we have featured in todays report, the men and women of Generation Energy. So were fortunate to have so many of them with us here today. Industry professionals who have been profiled in the report. And whose innovative skill and hard work are responsible for the achievements that we are celebrating today. Now, please join me. Im going to ask that you hold your applause. Were focussed on the
Devon energy, and the corporation. Thank you. Good afternoon, and welcome to state of American Energy 2019. Im amanda, i am the chief operating officer on behalf of our entire team here, thank you for taking the time to be with us today. For those of you in the room and for those of you who are joining us on the lifestream today. As a relative newcomer, i have to say one of the things that struck me the most about this industry is the constant focus on safety, day in and day out. So we will start the event with a safety moment. Though i think what we have no plans for any fire drills, no plans for any incidents today but i think its always important to be prepared and make sure that you are familiarizing yourself with the exit, so for most of you, that is located here, the way in which you enter, through the stairs, i will also note there is an exit on either side of the room. So thank you for listening to the safety moment and i want to take a moment to extend a special welcome to so
the committee will come to order. this is a historic hearing. for the first time top fossil fuel executives are testifying together before congress under oath about the industry s role in curbing climate change and their efforts to cover it up. for far too long big oil has escaped accountability for its central role in ringing our planet to the brink of a climate catastrophe that. ends today. big oil has known the truth about climate change for decades. in the 1970s and 80s, exxon s own scientists privately told top executives that burning fossil fuel was changing the global climate. exxon and other big oil companies have the opportunity to tell the truth and lead the way to find alternative energy sources. but instead big oil doubled down on fossil fuels. working with the american petroleum institute and the chamber of commerce and other front groups and pr firms t industry ran a coordinated campaign to mislead the public, hide the dangers of its own product and derail glob