BP AMERICA, INC for BP AMERICA, INC

Foreign Relations FOR

S. 2101, Iran Santions, Accountability and Human Rights Act of 2012, support for the development and export of Azerbaijan gas into European markets

Foreign entity interest: BP plc has interest in supporting natural gas exports from Azerbaijan into European markets.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: S. 2101 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes, legislation would repeal several tax code provisions applicable to the oil and gas industry; Draft legislation that would repeal tax code provisions applicable to the oil and gas industry; S. 983, Legislation that would change the tax treatment of expnses related to a discharge of oil; S. 365, Budget Control Act (tax provisions); S. 2204 Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, oil and gas tax issues; S. 2091, US Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012, international tax provisions; Issues and legislation related to the extension of the production tax credit provisions for wind energy.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2204 (112th), S. 983 (112th), S. 2091 (112th), S. 365 (112th), S. 940 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Extension of the production credit for wind energy projects; issues related to implementation of defense department and FAA restrictions on wind farm development; US Bureau of Land Management, May 11, 2012 Federal Register, Oil & Gas Well Stimulation, including hydraulic fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands proposed rule.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 4381, Planning for American Energy Act; H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; H.R. 4383, Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act; H.R. 7, American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act/Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012; RESTORE the Gulf Coast States Act; H.R. 3408 Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act; issues relating to energy markets; Gulf Coast restoration efforts; issues relating to hydraulic fracturing; CFTC proposed rules relating to Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and related legislation;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 3408 (112th), H.R. 4381 (112th), H.R. 4480 (112th), H.R. 4383 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Legislation to improve the EPA RIN system of the renewable fuesl standard program; issues related to the implications of E10+ blends in motor gasoline; HR 4471, Gasoline Regulations Act; Draft legislation related to improving RFS target setting mechanisms specific to advanced volumes of biofuels; HR 4345, Domestic Fuels Protection Act, to provide liability protection reatailers and manufacturers for intrdocution of E15 blends into the marketplace.

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 4345 (112th), H.R. 4471 (112th)