anadarko and the other name are right here on the front alongside bp and transocean. outyear companies do their role in paying for this disaster -- how do your company'ies view thr role in paying for the system faster? have you communicated with them? >> mr. chairman, our commitment from the very beginning of this incident was to make sure that any legitimate claim or costs associated with this bill, that we honor that obligation and our commitment to make those payments. my focus says being involved in claims process has been on making sure that when something is submitted to us and when it is substantiated that we pay those bills quickly. but this has not been at this point on working through any issues with partners but making sure that we as bp do the right thing a link -- live up to the claims that we made, to honor our legitimate claims and to pay them quickly. >> that is commendable. let's go back to my question. how do you view their role in paying for this disaster? have you communicated with these companies to clarify what they see to be their role for short

anadarko is right here along side of bp and transocean. how do your company's few anadarko's role in helping to pay for this disaster? how do you view their role and how can you pay for this disaster? have you communicated with these companies to see what their role is in paying for this disaster? >> mr. chairman, our commitment from the very beginning of this incident was to make sure that any legitimate claim for costs associated with this spill, that we honor that obligation and make those payments. my focus is being involved in the claims process has been on making sure that when something is committed to was and is substantiated, that we pay those bills quickly. the focus has not been at this point on working through any issues with partners, but making sure that we as bp do the right thing and live up to the claims that we have made, which are to honor our legitimate claims and quickly. >> let me go back to my question. how does your company few anadarko and the other and how can you pay for this disaster? have you communicated with

drilling in the gulf of mexico and because those are ongoing discussions between transocean and anadarko, i would prefer to let those conversations car through to their conclusion before i, you know, before i comment too freely on the current state of those conversations. >> all right. another question for you and then i have one for miss fleming and then maybe a closing statement. let me just say, one question i want to ask before we leave is just to ask each of you. you have heard your colleagues and this panel give their testimony. you heard them respond to the dwheas have been aked asked of them. i'm going ask each of you to give an opening statement. i'm going ask each of you to give a closing statement. any additional comments you would like to bring particularly in response you have heard others say or not say. be thinking about that, please. meanwhile, for mr. newman, i understand that state lawmakers both in louisiana, i think in mississippi, have invited officials from transocean to participate in hearings that they are holding to examine the spillsfects on residents in those s

they are bp, transocean, mitsui and anadarko. >> the last two? thank you. >> next for questions, mr. welch was not here. mr. green? >> yesterday mr. tillotson from exxonmobil testified that in the aftermath of the exxon valdez investigation and implementede far-reaching decisions. have there been any specific reforms that bp has implemented following the alaska pipeline disaster in the texas city refinery disaster? close we did implement major change following the incidents in both 2006 and 2007. changes to people, in terms of skills and capabilities. changes to the training that they get, and expertise to develop. we have implemented significant changes to all of our operating practices, including implementation of operating and management system that covers all of the company's operations. it has been a root and branch review from top to bottom. >> my concern is, having called both the alaska pipeline and the texas city refinery disaster, those reforms have not worked. what will be done differently this time and the last almost 60 days? has the