3rd Quarter - Amendment

BP AMERICA, INC for BP AMERICA, INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,900,000
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
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 20, 2010 $1,860,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Apr 20, 2011 $1,900,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Foreign Relations FOR

Support the development and export of Caspian gas into European markets;

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID NAGEL —
GREGORY SAUNDERS —

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 5778, H.R. 6239, and H.R. 6243: bills to provide liability protection for blending, producing, distributing and retailing motor fuel containing 15% ethanol.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRIEN —
DAVID NAGEL —

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

Bills named: H.R. 6239 (111th), H.R. 6243 (111th), H.R. 5778 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4213 Tax extenders bill would extend $30 billion worth of expired and expiring tax cuts with potential revenue offsets that would impact oil and gas industry; H.R. 5297 Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, a bill that includes provisions related to incentivizing jobs with revenue offsets potentially impacting oil and gas industry; H.R. 5995 and H.R. 5905 potentially impacting the ability to deduct oil spill related expenses; Administration Budget proposal impacting oil and gas industry; H.R. 5644, H.R. 5435, S. 3663, S. 3793, S. 3580, S. 3542, S. 3405 bills all containing repeal of Section 199, repeal of the Intangible Drilling Cost rules and repeal of Last In First Out.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID NAGEL —
SUSAN ROGERS —

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

Bills named: H.R. 5905 (111th), H.R. 5644 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), S. 3663 (111th), S. 3542 (111th), S. 3405 (111th), H.R. 5435 (111th), H.R. 5995 (111th), S. 3793 (111th), S. 3580 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA proposed rule on Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, proposed rule of January 19, 2010; EPA proposed rule Mandatory Reporting Rule Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Petroluem and Naturual Gas Systems proposed rule on April 13, 2010.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID NAGEL —
KAREN ANN ST JOHN —

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Deepwater Horizon oil spill issues; H.R.5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Protection Act of 2010 relating to liability limits under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, economic thresholds for financial responsibility, the Jones Act and the Death on the High Seas Act, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Coast Guard, and Department of Transportation to evaluate and approve response plans submitted by operators; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, a bill to set new minimum standards for blowout preventers, well design and cementing; H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010, a bill to reorganize Minerals Management Services (MMS), would add additional requirements to leasing, and would allow the denial of new offshore oil and gas leases to a company for up to seven years based on a specific threshold; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010, a bill that raises economic liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and would modify oil spill response plans; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, a bill that codifies the reorganization of MMS, increases requirements for drilling wells, reviews for Department of Interior, financial security requirements and penalties for violations for operators of OCS; S. 3597 The Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act, a bill which impacts spill response, containment and prevention capacity; enhances federal coordination between agencies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN MILLER —
DAVID NAGEL —
EMILY OLSON —
ELIZABETH REICHERTS —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3534 (111th), S. 3305 (111th), H.R. 5629 (111th), H.R. 5626 (111th), S. 3516 (111th), S. 3597 (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.