Facing the Hard Truths About Energy

Monday, September 17, 2007

Speaker

Lee R. Raymond

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Exxon Mobil Corporation; Chair, National Petroleum Council

Presider

John Deutch

Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lee Raymond will discuss the findings of the National Petroleum Council (NPC) study on Global Oil and Gas. The study was requested by U.S. Secretary of Energy, Samuel W. Bodman, to address the ability of global oil and gas supplies to keep pace with growing world demand.

8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Reception
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Meeting

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