SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) for SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)
What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58), provisions related to electric vehicles; Issues related to renewable fuels standard and trading; General biodiesel related issues, including biodiesel issues within the renewable fuel standards; Issues related to higher blends infrastructure incentives; Issues related to zero and low carbon fuels, sustainable aviation fuels, renewable natural gas, electric vehicle infrastructure, sanctions, and crude and product flows.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTIN WHITMAN | — |
Immigration IMM
Issues related to general immigration policy and visa issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTIN WHITMAN | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Issues regarding oil and gas leasing on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region; Issues related to decommissioning activities and obligations with respect to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Risk Management, Financial Assurance, and Loss Prevention Regulations; Seismic surveying on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region and National Marine Fisheries; regulations regarding endangered and threatened marine species; Regulatory issues on geological and geophysical surveying; regulatory development of US OCS Leasing Program; Outer Continental Shelf National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit (GMG290000).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHARLES SHULL | — |
| KEVIN SIMPSON | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Issues related to proposed modifications to the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT); Issues related to the Windfall Profits Tax and OECD tax project; Issues regarding tax extenders including the investment tax credit and production tax credit for renewables industry, the production tax credit, and direct pay; Issues regarding tax proposals related to potential reconciliation legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT R SALMON | — |
| PATRICIA TAMEZ | — |
| KRISTIN WHITMAN | — |
Transportation TRA
Issues related to maritime vessel provisions in the Coast Guard Authorization Act (H.R.6865).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICIA TAMEZ | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Issues related to import of solar modules and equipment, including Sec. 201 tariffs and solar circumvention petition; Trade provisions in USICA (S.1260), and America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521); Issues related to implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 6256); Issues related to renewable energy supply chain issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT R SALMON | — |
| PATRICIA TAMEZ | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Issues regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R.2471, Division G, Title I)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHARLES SHULL | — |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR
Issues regarding American Offshore Worker Fairness Act (H.R.6728); Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (H.R.6865, Title V, Subtitle B); and American Offshore Worker Fairness Act (H.R. 6728), issues related to crewing and manning of vessels on U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R.7900), Amendment 828.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHARLES SHULL | — |
| KEVIN SIMPSON | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Issues regarding the Clean Air Act specific to methane as related to efforts to achieve net-zero emissions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTA JOHNSON | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58), provisions related to hydrogen, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) funding, and infrastructure and tax credits for the renewables industry; Issues related to Deepwater as related to efforts to achieve net-zero emissions; Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including permitting, transmission, lease sales, marine fisheries management and FY22 DOI appropriations; Issues related to energy policy, energy transition, infrastructure and safety; Issues related to transmission planning for renewable energy development; Issues related to the creation of the hydrogen production tax credit (45X) stackable with 45Q in the budget reconciliation, expanding 45Q value, eligibility, and duration.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARIANNE FUNK | — |
| KRISTA JOHNSON | — |
| PATRICIA TAMEZ | — |
| KRISTIN WHITMAN | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, provisions related to carbon capture and methane fee provisions and support for inclusion of a carbon price; Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) pricing issues and related climate policies; General support for legislation in furtherance of efforts to achieve net-zero emissions; Issues related to methane fees and carbon prices; Issues related to the reinstatement of the Superfund tax.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARIANNE FUNK | — |
| KRISTA JOHNSON | — |
| KRISTIN WHITMAN | — |
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.