1st Quarter - Report

SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) for SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,000,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

General offshore access and resource potential issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to risk management plan (RMP).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; H.R. 1311 / S. 517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform Act of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to the renewable fuels standard (RFS) Point of Obligation; and General biodiesel related issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1315 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues related to NAFTA renegotiation; and Issues related to domestic content requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to the application of the Jones Act to offshore oil and gas activities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act, all provisions; General issues related to Transportation & Infrastructure development; S. 1405 - FAA Reauthorization of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act; Issues related to the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; Issues related to the use of unmanned aerial systems; Issues related to pipeline permitting; and Issues related to the rail operations, such as the Surface Transportation Board and Tank Car Rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4647 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 2039/H.R. 4170 - Disclosing Foreign Influence Act and S. 2482 - Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018, provisions related to LDA exception.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
SCOTT R SALMON —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4170 (115th), S. 2482 (115th), S. 2039 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the implementation of H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, provisions related to corporate taxation, international taxation, and base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT); and Issues related to tax extenders.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
JOHN STEVEN MISSO —
SCOTT R SALMON —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —
EMILY WHITTENBURG —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to draft 2019-2024 OCS Leasing Plan; Legislation related to offshore energy access, including H.R. 4239 - SECURE American Energy Act, H.R. 4770 - Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2018, S. 2292 - Florida Coastal Protection Act, and S. 74 - Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act; General offshore energy, regulatory, and safety issues, including issues related to the well control rule, financial assurance, the Jones Act, lease terms, and risk management; Issues related to PROMESA (Public Law 114-187) amendments; General offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's 5 year leasing program and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; Issues related to the development of offshore wind; and Issues related to the DOE Energy Loan Guarantee Program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
BRIAN PETER MALNAK —
SCOTT R SALMON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S. 74 (115th), S. 2292 (115th), H.R. 4239 (115th), H.R. 4770 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, provisions related to delaying ozone 2015 NAAQS compliance until 2025; General issues regarding Ozone 2015 NAAQS implementation; Issues related to the revision of NSPS for methane emissions from new/modified oil and gas sources (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa); H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, as related to the inclusion of 45Q expansion; Issues related to climate, energy transition and unconventional issues; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, including regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; Issues related to pipeline permitting and approval; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers permitting; Issues related to New Source Review (NSR) permitting; and issues related to U.S. policy and funding of Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) and Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) at Clean Energy Ministerial.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK —
SARA GLENN —
BRIAN PETER MALNAK —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th)

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.