i'm marvin odom. i'd like to acknowledge the situation in the gulf of mexico which is on the minds of every american. pll of us at shell are deeply saddened by the deep water horizon explosion and the aftermath. a terrible tragedy for the families of those who lost their lives or were injured. and many of our employees and customers live along the gulf coast and feel that pain firsthand. getting to the root cause of this incident is critical. we want to know what went wrong with the well and the execution of this well design. as a investigation, findings are available, shell will incorporate any learningso into our operations worldwide. since the beginning shell made expert equipment and facilities available to b.p. and the responders, including our robert training center outside of new orleans as a site for unified command. we took immediate steps to operations globally including a review of operating practices, testing frequencies, and training protocols. we remain confident in our expertise and pro