NationStates Jolt Archive


the straight juice from Exxon CEO

PsychoticDan
02-05-2006, 20:51
You may think he's Darth Vader to Chenney's Emporer of The Sith, but this is the straight dope here.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Exxon chief Rex Tillerson said Tuesday there is little lawmakers can do to combat rising energy costs and urged consumers to reduce demand by using less.

"We just have to ask people to make sure they are using energy wisely," Tillerson told CNN after a meeting with congressmen in Washington. "Be efficient with it, don't waste it."

He said Exxon, for its part, was investing $20 billion over the next five years to develop new sources of energy.

"There's not anything that can be done that is going to change this situation overnight," he said. "It's all about supply and demand fundamentals."

Tillerson was called to Washington to discuss high gas prices with members of Congress, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.

-- from CNN Washington producer Ted BarrettI especially liked this quote: "We just have to ask people to make sure they are using energy wisely," Tillerson told CNN after a meeting with congressmen in Washington. "Be efficient with it, don't waste it."

Get outta your Hummer and turn your thermostat down from boil to simmer if you want to pay less for energy. Energy has been far too cheap for far too long and now the bills are coming due. Time to get used to paying what it's actually worth.
Tactical Grace
02-05-2006, 20:53
I liked it more when the outgoing guy said he didn't care about government whining about energy prices. :D
PsychoticDan
02-05-2006, 20:55
I liked it more when the outgoing guy said he didn't care about government whining about energy prices. :D
yeah.

They should have him host the Tonight Show or something.
Zakanistan
03-05-2006, 23:13
Funny that there's apparently 'no market' for small SUV's in America, despite all this tho, isn't it?
The Black Forrest
03-05-2006, 23:19
Meh. He is a Texan oil executive so he is probably a liar. Remembers the Californian engergy "shortage"
The Black Forrest
03-05-2006, 23:20
"He said Exxon, for its part, was investing $20 billion over the next five years to develop new sources of energy."

It costs that much to look for new oil fields?
Undelia
03-05-2006, 23:30
Meh. He is a Texan so he is probably a liar.
And I suppose all the Germans are genocidal?
The Black Forrest
03-05-2006, 23:47
And I suppose all the Germans are genocidal?

You are correct that should have been "a Texan business executive"
Undelia
03-05-2006, 23:53
You are correct that should have been "a Texan business executive"
Thanks. I’m a lot of things, but I am certainly not a liar.