Has Chevron conducted any extra inspections or tests in our drilling or production operations since the accident?
A. In light of the Gulf of Mexico incident, Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ordered immediate inspections of all deepwater operations in the GOM. At the time of the inspection, we had two drillships working in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico — the Discoverer Inspiration and Discoverer Clear Leader. These detailed inspections found no citations. In fact, our operations received praise for our blowout preventer compliance and our employees’ ability to discuss our systems on board.
