my name is john watson and i do lead chevron. as we meet today the tragedy in the gulf of mexico does continue to unfold. our thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones. workers who were injured and communities that are dealing with the economic and ecological damage. for chevron this tragedy is very personal. our employees knew people who died on the deep water horiion. more than 13,000 chevron employees live and work in the gulf region. we have a very personal stake in operating saaely but it is our home, to. for our industry, this is a humbling experience. the american people expect that the energy we need will be produced safely and reliably aad that did not happen here. this morning i'll focus our comments on what chevron did immediately following the accident and why i believe deep water development can be done safely. after the deep water horizon accident, chevron provided the full support to its response and deployed experts to assist b.p. and advise the coast guard on marine transportation planning and we also ha