CONOCOPHILLIPS for CONOCOPHILLIPS
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
General introduction to ConocoPhillips & energy issues. General discussions about ConocoPhillips' Climate Change Action Plan. ConocoPhillips' low carbon activities including carbon capture utilization & storage ("CCUS"). H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 -General support for inclusion of permitting reform (Section 321) -Support for permitting reform as it relates to judicial review (Title III). Proposed Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's ("PHMSA") Leak Detection and Repair Rule ("LDAR") Rule (planning only). Concerns with Department of Energy Liquefied Natural Gas ("LNG") Export Licensing Change. Support for H.R. 1130 the "Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act" and inclusion in National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA"). Securities Exchange Council's Climate Disclosure Rule. Continued support for remaining permitting reform issues: judicial review, National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") streamlining. Support for maintaining crude oil and liquefied natural gas ("LNG") exports. ConocoPhillips' Canadian activities and emissions reductions. Hydrogen Bills (Planning only): - S. 646 - Hydrogen for Industry Act - S. 647 - Hydrogen for Ports Act - S. 648 - Hydrogen for Trucks Act - S. 649 - Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. H.R. 3081/S. 678 - the "No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels" bill ("NOPEC"), planning only. Support for permitting reform elements in the following: S. 1399 the "Building American Energy Security Act of 2023" S. 1456 the "SPUR Act" S. 1449 (RESTART Act). Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (planning only).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| KJERSTEN DRAGER | — |
| GINA FELTON | — |
Natural Resources NAT
General discussions/no legislation on issues related to Alaska and Lower 48 oil and gas development on federal lands, permitting & land access/lease sales. Issues related to development of ConocoPhillips' Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (planning only). H.R. 3397 - a bill to require the Director of the BLM to withdraw the BLM Conservation & Landscape Health Proposed Rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| KJERSTEN DRAGER | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Support of ConocoPhillips' low carbon initiatives (planning only). Advocacy for Louisiana Class VI well primacy timing and regulatory certainty. Methane Emissions Reduction Program as authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act. Recommended modifications to EPA's proposed "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| KJERSTEN DRAGER | — |
| GINA FELTON | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Inclusion of Intangible Drilling Cost expensing in Book Minimum Tax calculation (planning only). Baker Shultz Carbon Dividend Plan - carbon pricing as most effective means of reducing emissions and Climate Leadership Council's Border Carbon Adjustment Proposal. Importance of general energy tax provisions to industry: IDC expensing; bonus depreciation; dual capacity taxpayer rules. Company support for specific tax provisions: Investment Tax Credit (ITC); Production Tax Credit (PTC); Section 45V, Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit; Section 45Q, Carbon Oxide Sequestration Tax Credit H.R. 3938 - Build It in America Act. Opposition to Sections 301 and 302 to eliminate expansion of Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC), planning only. Foreign Pollution Fee Bill Draft.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards ("NAAQS"), planning only.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Concerns and unintended consequences of SEC File No. S7-10-22 "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors." Efforts to support access to capital across all industries and minimize federal policy seeking to limit/direct capital allocation decisions (planning only). International climate disclosure efforts - impacts and advocacy (planning only).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
| GINA FELTON | — |
Railroads RRR
Rail safety legislation, planning only.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN J AVERY | — |
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