Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee hearing next week.

The full committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, September 6 at 2:30 p.m. in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.  The purpose of the hearing is to examine gasoline prices and factors contributing to current high prices such as global oil demand, constraints on refinery capacity, and increased speculation in the futures market.

Invited Witnesses Include:

Panel 1

Mr. Guy Caruso

Administrator

Energy Information Administration

Dr. James Overdahl

Chief Economist

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Ms. Johnnie Burton

Director, Minerals Management Service

Department of the Interior

Panel 2

Mr. Robert Darbelnet

President and CEO

AAA

Heathrow, FL

Mr. Bob Slaughter

President

National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA)

Mr. John Dowd

Oil Analyst

Sanford C. Bernstein and Co., LLC

New York, NY

Witness TBD

National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)

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