20 Quotes by John S. Watson

What I see are people who want affordable energy. They want strong environmental standards - they want a lot of things - but first and foremost they want affordable energy. And if you want affordable energy, you want oil, gas and coal.

Historically, the United States has had a wonderful energy policy. We're blessed with a diversity of resources. We have oil. We have gas. We have coal. We have nuclear. And renewables. And as a result, one of our biggest competitive advantages has been affordable energy. You need a strong economy and you need affordable energy to fuel that economy.

The United States needs an energy policy that ensures America's tax, trade, regulatory and access policies are transparent and predictable.

I believe in free markets. I believe in free trade. I believe in creating the conditions that will allow that to happen. And if we do that, American companies are going to be pretty darn competitive.

We're going to need oil and gas and coal for a long time if America wants to keep the lights on.

For most of the countries I visit, getting affordable energy in the hands of the people is a preoccupation.

The greatest advancements in living standards over the past century have been coincident with affordable energy.

Every barrel of oil that we produce around the world benefits Americans because it keeps prices down. We can talk more later about American energy independence, but the facts are, every barrel we produce helps Americans because it keeps prices down.

You know, Chevron - we don't do original research on climate change. It's the government's role to do that, and we accept the determinations that are there.