4th Quarter - Amendment

EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC for EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC

Period 4th Quarter 2018 Filed Apr 22, 2019 Signed by Thomas R Cunningham

Official filing
Firm
EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC
Client
EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC
Income
—
Expenses
$150,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 17, 2019 $150,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Apr 22, 2019 $150,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to NAFTA renegotiations, energy flows and markets (no bill). Issues related to 1974 Trade Act Section 232, exemptions and exclusions for Steel and Aluminum (Presidential proclamations 9704 and 9705).

Foreign entity interest: Equinor ASA, as a global energy company, would benefit from lobbying activities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS R CUNNINGHAM —
GEIR WESTGAARD —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to Equinor's business and climate action plan in the U.S.(no bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEIR WESTGAARD —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to U.S. sanctions on energy markets and Equinor business development activities in Venezuela (E.O. 13827, 13808, 13692). Discussions related to global energy development and competitive impacts (no bill). Issues related to potential impacts on energy markets from the National Security Presidential Memorandum of May 8, 2018 (no bill). Issues related to FARA (HR 4170 "Disclosing Foreign Influence Act," S.2039 "Disclosing Foreign Influence Act," S.1679 "Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act").

Foreign entity interest: Equinor ASA, as a global energy company, would benefit from lobbying activities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS R CUNNINGHAM —
ANDREW LLOYD —
MELISSA DYANN SHUTE —
GEIR WESTGAARD —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4170 (115th), S. 2039 (115th), S. 1679 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to offshore wind development on federal OCS (no bill). Discussion of Equinor Energy Perspectives (energy demand outlook 2018-2050). Issues related to Custom and Border Protection proposed changes to the Jones Act (pending rulemaking). Issues related to Equinor's climate action in the U.S. (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHEL MYHRE-NIELSEN New —
MICHAEL OLSEN —
MELISSA DYANN SHUTE —
EIRIK WAERNESS —
GEIR WESTGAARD —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.