4th Quarter - Report — VENABLE LLP for NOBLE ENERGY, INC. (2012)

Firm

VENABLE LLP

Client

NOBLE ENERGY, INC.

Income

$130,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEGAN MALONE	—
MICHAEL SHERMAN	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Address U.S. tax provisions on the Energy Industry

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNY Y KIM New	Visiting Counsel, Joint Committee On Taxation
MEGAN MALONE	—
SAMUEL OLCHYK	—
MICHAEL SHERMAN	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Foreign Relations FOR

Fostering positive environment for U.S. companies doing business abroad (no specific legislation)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL SHERMAN	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Fostering positive environment for U.S. companies doing business abroad (no specific legislation). Exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL SHERMAN	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.