Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee hearing next week.
The full committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, September 6 at 2:30 p.m. in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of the hearing is to examine gasoline prices and factors contributing to current high prices such as global oil demand, constraints on refinery capacity, and increased speculation in the futures market.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
Mr. Guy Caruso
Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Dr. James Overdahl
Chief Economist
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Ms. Johnnie Burton
Director, Minerals Management Service
Department of the Interior
Panel 2
Mr. Robert Darbelnet
President and CEO
AAA
Heathrow, FL
Mr. Bob Slaughter
President
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA)
Mr. John Dowd
Oil Analyst
Sanford C. Bernstein and Co., LLC
New York, NY
Witness TBD
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
