This week, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) hosted five of his colleagues, Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-La.), Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.), Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Ill.), and Congressman Jake Ellzey (R-Texas), at Chevron Corporation's Anchor oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico for his annual Offshore Energy Tour. Leader Scalise and the Members toured the facility and learned about energy exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico. They also discussed the Biden Administration’s unprecedented delays in issuing the 5-year offshore lease plan and reluctance to hold lease sales, which undermines U.S. energy and national security and sacrifices good-paying American jobs. By canceling lease sales and failing to issue a robust 5-year plan, future investment in American energy exploration and production in the Gulf is jeopardized. More than 100 miles off the coast of Louisiana, the Members witnessed firsthand how American-made energy is produced more efficiently and cleanly than any other country in the world.
     

1) Leader Scalise and his colleagues arrive on the Chevron Anchor platform in the Gulf of Mexico, a 95-minute helicopter ride from New Orleans.

2) Leader Scalise, Rep. Bentz, and Rep. Ellzey make their way to the control room ahead of a day of briefings and tours led by Chevron regional and platform leadership.

3) Chevron Anchor operators provide a critical safety overview and production status update.

4) Leader Scalise leads a hardhat tour of the platform.

5) Members tour the platform and see America’s impressive clean production capabilities firsthand.

6) Leader Scalise and Rep. Mary Miller discuss the platform’s state-of-the-art infrastructure.

7) A pod of dolphins swims in the pristine waters beneath the platform — highlighting the fact that no country produces oil and gas as cleanly as the United States.

8) Members get a preview of lunch from Chevron Anchor’s head chef.

9) Leader Scalise enjoys lunch with platform operators and hears more about day-to-day life on Chevron Anchor.

10) Leader Scalise receives a construction update from Chevron Anchor manager as they near production status.

11) View from the helicopter as the delegation approaches the Chevron Anchor platform.

12) Rep. Julia Letlow views a nearby drillship from the helicopter.

13) Members host a roundtable discussion with Southeast Louisiana industry and community leaders whose livelihoods and communities depend on robust offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico.

14) Members conclude the tour by meeting with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry in the bayou.

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