2nd Quarter - Report

MARATHON OIL CORPORATION for MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$880,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Banking BAN

H.R. 1081 Consumers Payment System Protection Act Tester Senate Amendment related to credit card interchange fee

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN J AVERY —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1081 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Debt ceiling Oil and Gas Tax Issues: -LIFO Repeal Oil and Gas Tax Issues (cont'd): -Section 199 repeal -Dual Capacity -Intangible drilling cost expensing repeal

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN J AVERY —
MARILYN A HARRIS —

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chemical Security: -H.R. 908: Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act -H.R. 916: Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 -S. 473: Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA M RICHARDS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 908 (112th), H.R. 916 (112th), S. 473 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

1) Marathon Oil Corporations interest in Libya U.S. Engagement 2) Equatorial Guinea U.S. Engagement 3) Poland US Engagement

Foreign entity interest: Marathon Oil Libya Limited (Interest in Item 1 only) Marathon Equatorial Guinea Production Limited (Interest in Item 2 only) Marathon Poland Limited (Interest in Item 3 only)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA D FREER —
MARILYN A HARRIS —

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced. Tier 3 Gasoline Rulemaking Discussions during pre-proposed stage. Nonconventional Fuels: -H.R.5778 -- Renewable Fuels Marketing Act of 2010 -Discussions with House/Senate concerning possible draft legislation for E10 + Fuels including mis-fueling, compatibility, and product liability relief EPA New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) DOEs requested NPC study on Future Transportation Fuels

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARILYN A HARRIS —
MICHAEL E LEISTER —
PATRICIA M RICHARDS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5778 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA Boiler MACT Rulemaking Clean Air Rulemaking relating to NAAQS for Ozone EPA Response to Petition for E15 Waiver by Growth Energy Regulation of Carbon Dioxide under the Clean Air Act: -Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation -S.Amdt. 183 to S. 493 - McConnell/Inhofe amendment to small business administration bill -H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 EPAs Refinery Information Collection Request Rulemaking (ICR)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARILYN A HARRIS —
BRANDON W KIRKHAM —
PATRICIA M RICHARDS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 493 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea New Alternative Transportation to give Americans Solutions Act (Natural Gas Act) HR 1380 FRAC Act - S.587, HR 1084 House Natural Resources Oil/Gas Permitting : -HR 1229 (Moratorium) -HR 1230 (Offshore Leasing timeline) -HR 1231 (remove ban on offshore drilling) 2012 2017 OCS 5 year/BOEMRE permitting (DOI) Wilds Lands Policy (DOI) Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Permitting Restrictions Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011 - S. 916 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 - S. 917 Flores/Conaway Amendment regarding Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Interior and EPA Appropriations HR 1938 - North American-Made Energy Security Act Federal Energy Permitting: -REINS Act - S 299 -REINS Act HR 10

Foreign entity interest: Marathon Equatorial Guinea Production Limited (Interested only in investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA D FREER —
MARILYN A HARRIS —
BRANDON W KIRKHAM —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1231 (112th), S. 587 (112th), H.R. 1230 (112th), H.R. 1380 (112th), S. 916 (112th), H.R. 1938 (112th), H.R. 10 (112th), S. 917 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th), H.R. 1229 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Amendments to Continuing Resolutions related to energy - H.R. 1473 Senate Energy Committee - Clean Energy Standard White Paper Natural Gas Act HR 1380 FRAC Act - S.587, HR 1084 House Natural Resources Oil/Gas Permitting: -HR 1229 (Moratorium) -HR 1230 (Offshore Leasing timeline) -HR 1231 (remove ban on offshore drilling) -HR 2150 (National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act) -HR 2011 (National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011) -HR 2170 (Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act) -HR 2171 (Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act) -HR 2172 (Utilizing Americas Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act) -HR 2173 (Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act) Indian Lands New Source Review 2012 2017 OCS 5 year/BOEMRE permitting (DOI) Wilds Lands Policy (DOI)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARILYN A HARRIS —
BRANDON W KIRKHAM —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2172 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th), H.R. 2170 (112th), S. 587 (112th), H.R. 2011 (112th), H.R. 2173 (112th), H.R. 1230 (112th), H.R. 1231 (112th), H.R. 2171 (112th), H.R. 2150 (112th), H.R. 1229 (112th), H.R. 1380 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.