CONOCOPHILLIPS for CONOCOPHILLIPS
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
General introduction to ConocoPhillips and energy issues, no legislation. General discussions about ConocoPhillips' publicly stated Climate Change Action Plan, no legislation. Opposition to potential restrictions on U.S. crude oil and/or liquified natural gas and/or refined product exports, no legislation. H.R. 7688: explaining how the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act increases fuel prices rather than lowering them. U.S. global energy security in wake of the invasion on Ukraine, no legislation. ConocoPhillips' low carbon initiatives, planning only. Canadian oil sands' role in supporting U.S. and global energy security, no legislation. General background on ConocoPhillips, no legislation. Efficient EPA staffing and prioritizing of Class VI well permits.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| KJERSTEN DRAGER | — |
| GINA FELTON | — |
Natural Resources NAT
General discussions/no legislation on issues related to Alaska and Lower 48 oil and gas development on federal lands, permitting, and land access. Continued advocacy for ConocoPhillips' Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, including process and timing for Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Willow Master Development Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and New Record of Decision. General discussions about ConocoPhillips' proactive conservation efforts as aligned with ConocoPhillips' publicly stated positions on biodiversity and sustainability, no legislation. Draft CO2 geologic sequestration legislation: SPACES Act (not introduced)- planning only. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rights of way policy for C02 sequestration projects.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| KJERSTEN DRAGER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Discussed needed improvements to provisions in H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act: -Sec. 138123: Dual capacity taxpayer rules. -Planning on other tax issues raised by H.R. 5376 and tax policy, generally. -Planning on general tax issues including potential windfall profits tax and pillar 2 global corporate minimum. -Sec. 136106: Expanded carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) credits. -Sec. 138126: Conforming the definition of Qualified Business Asset Investment (QBAI) to include depletable assets for purposes of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions. Support for implementation of the Baker Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan as aligned with ConocoPhillips' publicly stated positions on carbon pricing; no legislation. Inability of windfall profits tax proposals to reduce gasoline prices; no legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Improvements to the EPA's proposed "Standards of Performance for new, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review." Potential methane fee in Senate budget reconciliation proposal, no legislation. Impacts of methane fee language in House-passed Build Back Better Act and opportunities to amend for better alignment with proposed regulations and changes to EPA reporting program. Biden Administration Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory & Deregulatory Actions, planning only. Methane monitoring in the Permian Basin, planning only. Confirmation hearing for Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, EPA- developing suggested questions for the record. Confirmation hearing for Chair, Council on Environmental Quality- developing suggested questions for the record, planning only.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| GINA FELTON | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Impacts and concerns on Securities & Exchange Commission File No. S7-10-22: Proposed rule "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| GINA FELTON | — |
Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation in potential National Defense Authorization Act, planning only.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
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