3rd Quarter - Report — EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC for EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC (2018)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC

Client

EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC

Income

—

Expenses

$210,000

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 (this page)	Oct 22, 2018	$210,000	Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment	Apr 22, 2019	$210,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to carbon capture and storage (no bill, 45Q Internal Revenue Code).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN BULL	—
GEIR WESTGAARD	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to offshore wind development on federal OCS (no bill).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL OLSEN	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS R CUNNINGHAM	—
GEIR WESTGAARD	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to FARA (HR 4170, S.2039, S.1679). Issues related to U.S. sanctions on energy markets and Equinor business development activities in Venezuela (E.O. 1827, 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 business development activities in Nigeria (no bill).

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS R CUNNINGHAM	—
MELISSA DYANN SHUTE	—
GEIR WESTGAARD	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to financial assurance (NTL 2016).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MELISSA DYANN SHUTE	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of

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.