2nd 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

$400,000

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
2nd Quarter - Report (this page)	Jul 19, 2018	$400,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment	Apr 22, 2019	$400,000	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.

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to offshore wind development, including legislation to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to territories of the United States and to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements (discussion draft). Issues related to extension of energy investment tax credit (H.R. 2394).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL OLSEN	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2394 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to FARA (HR 4170, S.2039, S.1679). Issues related to US Sanctions on energy markets and Equinor business development activities in Venezuela (EO 1827, 13808, 13692). Discussions related to global energy development and competitive impacts (no bill). Issues related to CFIUS reform legislation specifically outbound export controls (S.2098, HR 5841). Issues related to Equinor business development activities in Argentina (no bill). Issues related to potential impacts on energy markets from the National Security Presidential Memorandum of May 8, 2018 (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	—
ANDREW LLOYD	—
MELISSA DYANN SHUTE	—
GEIR WESTGAARD	—

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2098 (115th), S. 2039 (115th), H.R. 4170 (115th), S. 1679 (115th), H.R. 5841 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to the draft DoI 5-year offshore development plan, financial assurance (NTL 2016). Issues related to DoD clearing house text to the National Defense Authorization Act specifically giving partial jurisdiction over permitting energy project on the OCS to the DoD (HR 5515).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MELISSA DYANN SHUTE	—

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5515 (115th)

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

Entity	Country	Principal place of business	Ownership	Contribution declared
EQUINOR ASA	Norway	Norway	67.0%	$5,050

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.