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May 21, 2008

Rising Oil Prices

Oil company executives testified about the relationship between the price of crude oil and the consumer price of gasoline. Among the issues … read more

Oil company executives testified about the relationship between the price of crude oil and the consumer price of gasoline. Among the issues they addressed were the impact of market speculation on price inflation, charges of price fixing and market manipulation, potential legislative remedies and regulation, as well as factors affecting consumer demand. close

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John D. Hofmeister President Shell Oil Company
John E. Lowe Executive Vice President ConocoPhillips->Exploration and Production

Robert A. Malone Chairman and President BP->America
Peter J. Robertson Vice Chair Chevron Corporation
J. Stephen Simon Senior Vice President ExxonMobil
Ben Cardin U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Maryland
Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois
Russ Feingold U.S. Senator [D] Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] California
Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Herb Kohl U.S. Senator [D] Wisconsin
Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
Chuck Schumer U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] New York
Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
Arlen Specter U.S. Senator [R] Pennsylvania
Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island

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Program ID:: 205477-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 21, 2008 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: May 22, 2008 | 4:25am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 21, 2008 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 21, 2008 | 5:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 21, 2008 | 9:46pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 22, 2008 | 12:04am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 22, 2008 | 4:25am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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