BP AMERICA, INC for BP AMERICA, INC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, any issues related that would impact the oil & gas industry and the alternative energy business; S.940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes, legislation that would repeal several tax code provisions applicable to the oil and gas industry; S. 983, legislation that would change the tax treatment of expenses related to a discharge of oil; S. 365, Budget Control Act, tax provisions; S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, oil and gas tax issues; S. 2091, US Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012 - international tax provisions; Obama FY 2012 budget and Obama American Jobs Act including energy tax, corporate tax, and international proposals; support for the extension of the Wind Production Tax credit for wind energy projects.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: S. 983 (112th), S. 940 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), S. 2091 (112th), S. 2204 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012; Support Russian accession to the WTO; H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, support the development and export of Azerbaijan gas into European markets; provide information on recent trends in global energy markets;

Foreign entity interest: BP plc has interest in supporting natural gas exports into European markets.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 6156 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Extractive Industries Transparency Iniative; Final rule, EPA National Ambient Air Quality standard for particulate matter PM2.5, issued December 14, 2012; Proposed rule, EPA Clean Air Act NSPS/NESHAP Refinery Sector rule; support for Mohave, AZ wind project on BLM land and issues related to streamlining permitting; wind energy project issues.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 7, American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act/Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012; Gulf Coast restoration efforts and related issues; H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act; information regarding energy markets; Gulf of Mexico operations and related issues; issues related to CFTC proposed rules relating to Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and related legislation; issues related to the export of liquefied natural gas; issues related to hydraulic fracturing and proposed regulations; US Mexico Boundary Treaty; issues related to stakeholder participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to fraudulent Renewable Identification Number system of the renewable fuel standard program; issues related to Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and implications for the refining and marketing business; issues related to biofuels

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)