I wouldn't characterize it as a form of thank you, but Mr. Cullen characterized it as a subsidy, and I wouldn't see the taxpayer.... Where we've had 60 years of royalty return, jobs, economic prosperity, and a clear, defined safety regime where there's no fault of the company in terms of some spill, in the worst-case scenario, I wouldn't characterize it as a subsidy as much as I'd dare to characterize it as a thank you.
On June 3rd, 2014. See this statement in context.