after katrina, we blew this out and two inches inundating conoco-phillips with water that would have refinery. we were lucky to keep the refinery from flooding. we'll do same thing today over and over and fighting to keep the levee from breaking and protecting that infrastructure for the whole parish. >> i know how busy you are today. and my heart is with you. but before i let you go, how many people do you think are affected by this? >> well, it's the whole, it's about 10,000 people. south plaquemines but also the refinery. that is inundated with water from the min tall storm, peel would lose their jobs, hundreds of jobs. it would take months to get it up and running. >> hopefully mother nature will. be safe. good to see you. we'll check back. thank you for taking time to let us know what you are facing and what you can do about it. >> good to talk to you. >> take care. ♪ >> kelly: you heard billy mention jobs. that people could lose jobs if it goes wrong in plaquemines parish. discouraging news in the jobs front. hiring, coming to a standstill as the employees add nothing net jobs

>> at the next comment james mulva, chairman and ceo of conoco phillips at the detroit economic club. he spoke for about 50 minutes after a short introduction. >> one of the fortune five companies can the nation's third-largest energy company. conoco phillips is engaged across the value chain from exploration to production to natural gas processing, refining, marketing and kennels. headquartered in houston, the company operates more than 30 countries worldwide and has over 30,000 employees. mr. mulva has not only worked there for 30 years, he was instrumental in building conocophillips to its current major status. he joined predecessor phillips petroleum freshened of the u.s. navy in 1973 after bachelors masters degree in administration and finance from the university of texas. he advanced the financial ranks, became chairman and ceo in 1989 in response to recent competition industry and the need to gain economies of scale as well as the opportunity access to me that the rapid expansion of the company. he initiated acquisitions in refining alaskan oil international growth and a broade

, the local contractors and in this case, this morning, we have severe overtopping, we have a conoco phillipsefinery that employs thousands of jobs we risk losing. for ike we were several inches away from losing the refinery. and ike hit the other side of the state. and here we are, flood-fighting again, to save jobs, save our highway and our community. on a levee that money sits in the bank to fix. >> jamie: can the citizens of your community help you in your efforts? are they getting involved in calling their elected representatives? this is important. >> well, hopefully, after this airs, we'll be able to get a little bit more attention. and, general walsh will step up to the plate and see these levees get under construction immediately. and we won't have to go through it next year. >> jamie: the teams are there and no one would say you are not someone who is trying to make a positive difference and help the people in your community. appreciate your time, this storm, did it end up being as serious as you expected . >> we're not out of woods yet. this morning, 5:30 we got overtopping again a

. >> the ceo of conoco-phillips, nation's largest oil companies, recently spoke about national gas production. his remarks are about 45 minutes. p in the great lakes area and i can assure you this is a special part of the country for me. i actually can recall the big four carriers on lake michigan. nice to see them from time to time. they pulled iron from the north throughout the entire region. one that manufactured oils such as building cars, tractors, trucks and machinery, so did the ship errs, miners and support industries. as a result of the great lakes area, it it flourishes really was a good lesson in how we've come to learn to need each other. that is industry from the states and throughout interdependent. clearly, job retention and job creation are foremost in everyone's minds today. of our president, to the state capital, jobs are the most pressing need. i give you my view on this issue, speaking as the ceo for the company and i do serve on a number of our corporate boards. one of the ways we enhance the value of said 10 to our shareholders is too careful allocation of capital. so we

conoco phillips is engaged across the value chain from exploration to production to natural gas processing refining, marketing and kennels. headquartered in houston, the company operates more than 30 countries worldwide and has over 30,000 employees. mr. mulva has not only worked there for 30 years, he was instrumental in building conocophillips to its current major status. he joined predecessor phillips petroleum freshened of the u.s. navy in 1973 after bachelors masters degree in administration and finance from the university of texas. he advanced the financial ranks, became chairman and ceo in 1989 in response to recent competition industry and the need to gain economies of scale as well as the opportunity access to me that the rapid expansion of the company. he initiated acquisitions in refining alaskan oil international growth and a broader presence in north america natural gas and the entry into the global liquefied natural gas business. nontenure basis, conocophillips is but a scripted total shareholder returns. not an easy thing to do, i know. mr. mulva is known for support of fede