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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Marilyn A. Harris, Vice President, Federal and International Government Affairs |
Date | 02/07/2011 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215
Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act)
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Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614
H.R. 5608- A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to improve oil spill response plans, and for other purposes.
S.3516- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.
S.3643- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, to improve oil spill compensation, to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling, and for other purposes.
S.J. Res 26, Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment finding
Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation
S.3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act
Ethanol Fuel Limits- EPA Response to Petition for E15 Waiver by Growth Energy
Clean Air Rulemaking relating to NAAQS for Ozone
EPA Green House Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule for Subpart W
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Economic Council (NEC), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4173, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -- Credit Card Interchange Fees; Section 1075 of the Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan
Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea
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Marine Spatial Planning
Deepwater Moratorium
Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215
Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act)
Interior and EPA Appropriations
Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362
Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807
House Natural Resources Committee Draft
Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614
Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS):
Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced.
S.1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to non-conventional fuels.
Regulation of CO2 Under C.A.A.:
-S.JRes.26 Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment Finding
-Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation
HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources
S.3280 & S.3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources
S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act - A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes
S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010
H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010
H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010
H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010
S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010
S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act
S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil.
S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington.
S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes.
S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states.
H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility.
H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes.
H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes.
S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans.
S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards.
H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.
H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof.
S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes.
S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191)
S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives.
H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations.
S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior.
H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior.
S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes.
S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes.
S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010.
S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010
S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010
H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes.
S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes.
S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations.
S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code.
H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010
H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes.
Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS
Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills
Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill
House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill
House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act
House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business
House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Freer |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Marathon Equatorial Guinea Production Limited (Interested in Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea; and S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act)
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2454- To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
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H.R. 2998- To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
S.139- A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information.
Kerry/Lieberman, American Power Act draft legislation
Carbon Limits- S.2877 Cantwell, Collins CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534)
Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215
S. 3464 Lugar, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Marilyn |
Harris |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
1) United Kingdom, The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
2) Marathon Oil Corporation's interest in Libya; U.S. Engagement
3) Equatorial Guinea - U.S. Engagement
4) Indonesia Operations; general investment issues; US Engagement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Marathon Equatorial Guinea Production Limited (interested only in item 3 above)
Marathon Oil Libya Limited (interested only in item 2 above)
Marathon International Petroleum Indonesia Limited (interested only in item 4 above)
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
Energy Policy Act of 2005, Regulatory Promulgation and Implementation
HR 5658- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009- Use of Nonconventional Fuels
(cont'd)
Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS): Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced.
Ethanol fuel Levels- EPAs E15 petition review.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Michael |
Leister |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Comprehensive Energy Legislation-Senate Energy and Natural Resources S.807; House Natural Resources Committee Draft
H.R. 5248 - No New Drilling Act of 2010
(cont'd)
H.R. 5287 East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010
H.R. 5222 - To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes.
S. 3308 - A bill to suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5248 - No New Drilling Act of 2010
S. 3345 - A bill to amend Title 46, United States Code, to remove the cap on punitive damages established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Company v. Baker.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Proposed Energy Tax Increases: (Repeal of Section 199; Intangible Drilling Costs Expensing; Changes to Dual Capacity Taxpayer Rules; LIFO repeal)
Increase in Oil Spill Liability Tax (Senate Only)
(cont'd)
H.R. 4173, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -- Credit Card Interchange Fees; Section 1075 of the Act
Increase in Oil Spill Liability Tax (Senate Only)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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