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Watching Government: The 2010 'Watchies'

01/03/2011
Let others condemn a certain beleaguered multinational oil company's chief executive for letting his guard down for a few moments and saying something he quickly regretted late last spring. For the past few years at this time, this column has tried to recognize, with its annual "Watchy" awards, others in and around government who have said memorable things about oil and gas that otherwise might have been overlooked. The signature event for 2010 obviously was the Apr. 20 Macondo well accident and subsequent crude oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Several of the latest Watchy recipients won as they commented about it. Others simply-yet stunningly-went about their business as usual. The...
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