4th Quarter - Report

BP AMERICA, INC for BP AMERICA, INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$4,620,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3619 and S. 1194 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, shipping and LNG issues;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH REICHERTS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1194 (111th), H.R. 3619 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2454 climate change legislation tax issues; Administration budget proposals on oil and gas taxes, corporate taxes, and oil and gas fees and royalties.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRIEN —
BRIAN MILLER —
DAVID NAGEL —
SUSAN ROGERS —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

RFS implementation issues; Renewable energy loan guarantee programs; advanced and cellulosic biofuels issues; Low Carbon Fuel Standard proposals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRIEN —
MATT CASWELL —
DAVID NAGEL —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Development of Caspian Gas and transit into European markets.

Foreign entity interest: BP p.l.c. would benefit from increased or preserved business opportunities in this area.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID NAGEL —
GREGORY SAUNDERS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 1462 & H.R. 2454- The American Clean Energy Leadership Act, impacts to oil and gas business; US EPA Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard pre-proposed revisions, impacts to oil and gas business; S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, establishing economy-wide carbon trading system; H.R. 3585 Solar Technology Roadmap Act, establish funding for solar research and development; Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act, establishes a mechanism to cap fossil fuel emissions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRIEN —
BRIAN MILLER —
DAVID NAGEL —
EMILY OLSON LA, Congressman Bill Lipinski
ELIZABETH REICHERTS —
KAREN ANN ST JOHN —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 3585 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S.1215 and H.R. 2766 - to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 3534 - the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 impacting onshore and offshore oil and gas development; H.R. 977 - Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; discussion draft - The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009; H.R. 2966 - the 2010 Interior and the Environment Appropriations Act which contains provisions related to the study of hydraulic fracturing and funding of environmental processes necessary to enable the acquisition of seismic data for OCS resource assessments in the Atlantic; Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline issues; Alaska infrastructure issues; Issues related to the Department of Interior proposal to reduce lease terms for certain deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRIEN —
BRIAN MILLER —
DAVID NAGEL —
ELIZABETH REICHERTS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1215 (111th), H.R. 2966 (111th), H.R. 977 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th), H.R. 2766 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

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.