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Site Visit at WCL
Overview: Exchange of Experiences with the Private Sector: Exxon
Mobil
Exxon Mobil Representatives: Brian A. McGill
Counsel, Environmental and Safety; Margaret Bass, Counsel, Environmental
and Safety Law; and Laura Napoli, Land Management/Remediation, Program
Manager, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc.
On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound, rupturing its hull and spilling nearly 11 million gallons of Prudhoe Bay crude oil into a remote, scenic, and biologically productive body of water. It was the largest single oil spill in U.S. coastal waters. In the weeks and months that followed, the oil spread over a wide area in Prince William Sound and beyond, resulting in an unprecedented response and cleanup [1]. Dialogue with experts from Exxon will focus on the corporate lessons from this spill, its impact on trade and profits and the environment and safety policies of Exxon Mobil in order to maintain competitiveness within environmental compliance. Additionally, discussions will refer to the impact of environmental regulation and case law on oil trade as well as environmental requirements regarding gasoline oxygenation and links to the use and import of “environmentally preferable goods”.
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