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Energy/Nuclear ENG

General issues in energy; Issues related to fuel sales and pricing; Issues related to chemicals production; Issues related to energy related trade policy, infrastructure, refining, and energy related regulatory issues; Issues related to international LNG markets; Issues related to international diesel markets; Issues related to permitting reform; Issues related to potential federal restrictions on diesel and other refined petroleum products; Issues related to energy affordability; Issues related to refining utilization; Issues related to supply and logistics issues.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to international corporate taxes; Issues related to Section 45Z of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code; Issues related to Section 45Q of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to The United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement; Issues related to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, including forced-labor and structural excess-capacity measures; Issues related to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; Issues relating to domestic refining capacity; Issues related to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 measures; Issues related to USTR vessel fees; Issues related to tariff exposure affecting the Sparta Floating Production Unit and Shell imports.

Foreign entity interest: Shell plc, Shell Centre, York Road London SE1 7NA

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to maritime shipping, including Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act tariffs, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and H.R. 3151/S. 1541 - Ships for America Act of 2025; Issues related to S. 2975 - PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025; Issues related to the Endangered Species Act of 1973; Issues related to Biological Opinions; Issues related to H.R. 5745 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act, including reefing-in-place and financial assurance implications raised by extending decommissioning timelines; Issues related to the implementation of 46 U.S.C. 55102 and other federal maritime policy affecting movement of energy products.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1541 (119th), S. 2975 (119th), H.R. 5745 (119th), H.R. 3151 (119th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act; Issues related to permitting reform; Issues related to pipeline safety; issues related to the International Maritime Organization; Issue related to Black Sea maritime issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4776 (119th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to Iraq; Issues related to sanctions: Issues related to trade and tariff implications of planned importations, including those that may be covered by the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (P.L. 119-111), including Section 108, and the INTERDICT Act (P.L. 112-115).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the renewable fuel standard and small refinery exemption reallocation; Issues related to renewable volume obligations; Issues related to low-carbon fuels; Issues related to traditional fossil fuels; Issues related to LNG opportunities in North Africa; Issues related to gas opportunities in the Middle East; Issues related to potential government actions regarding fuels; Issues related to LNG and crude oil opportunities in Latin America; Issues related to European Union methane regulations; Issues related to year-round E15; Issues related to legislative and EPA actions regarding fuel.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); Issues related to H.R. 7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026; Issues related to advanced recycling policy.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7502 (119th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973; Issues related to H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; Issues related to renewable portfolio standards and biofuel feedstocks, including E15 and the small refinery exemption; Issues related to federal permitting reform; Issues related to H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act; Issues related to S. 4944 - the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026; Issues related to Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act; Issues related to the National Environmental Policy Act; Issues related to the National Historic Preservation Act; Issues related to judicial review; Issues related to remand without vacatur; Issues related to project certainty.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 4944 (119th), H.R. 4776 (119th), H.R. 7567 (119th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), including leasing implementation; Issues related to resources leasing programs: Issues related to offshore and Alaska energy development, leasing, bonding and financial assurance, decommissioning, and federal permitting matters other than H.R. 5745 - the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5745 (119th)

Defense DEF

Issues related to H.R. 8800/S.4784 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; Issues related to stock buyback provisions impacting fuel sales to the Department of War.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to the Clean Water Act.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to H.R. 2675 - Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2675 (119th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to Commodity Futures Trade Commission energy-market matters and related federal derivatives-market policy.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)