It's no surprise that the federal government plans to create some tough new safety rules for offshore drilling operations in the aftermath of the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion.
I'd like to start with a personal story, a bit of my own history with Intelligent Energy. Back in 2002, I was the business unit leader for BP's deepwater assets in the North Sea.
Industry spectators assumed, given the announced priorities of the new Obama Administration and the 2006 change in control of Congress, that federal policymakers would renew attention on regulating the ever-growing domestic natural gas industry.
As part of its ongoing mission to develop and support programs that encourage students to develop an interest in careers in the math and science and related fields, ExxonMobil Foundation has granted $1 million to Atlanta's Spelman College to provide scholarships to black women pursuing technology-related degrees.
