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

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	Oct 22, 2018	$210,000	Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page)	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: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL OLSEN	—

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

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).

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

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

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

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to FARA (HR 4170 "Disclosing Foreign Influence Act," S.2039 "Disclosing Foreign Influence Act," S.1679 "Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act"). 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: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

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

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to financial assurance (NTL 2016).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MELISSA DYANN SHUTE	—

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

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.