Senate Holds Hearing On BP Alaska Pipeline Failure

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Ret. Vice Admiral Thomas Barrett, Department of Transportation administratior of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Dr. Howard Gruenspect, deputy administrator of the Energy Information Administration; BP Exploration Alaska President Steve Marshall; BP American President and Chairman Robert Malone testifiy; BP Vice President and Chief Economist Peter Davies; Kevin Hostler, president and CEO of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company; and Peter Van Tuyn individually swore to tell the truth while testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill September 12, 2006 in Washington, DC. The committee was holding the full hearing about the recent BP pipeline failure in the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska. Malone and Marshall took full responsibility for the pipeline failure and outlined what they planned to do in the future to prevent accidents in the field. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)