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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 325 Seventh Street NW |
Address2 | 12th Floor |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Zip Code | 77079 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 31428-12
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6. House ID# 309900000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: Kevin J. Avery |
Date | 7/20/2022 11:01:03 AM |
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
General introduction to ConocoPhillips and energy issues, no legislation.
General discussions about ConocoPhillips' publicly stated Climate Change Action Plan, no legislation.
Opposition to potential restrictions on U.S. crude oil and/or liquified natural gas and/or refined product exports, no legislation.
H.R. 7688: explaining how the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act increases fuel prices rather than lowering them.
U.S. global energy security in wake of the invasion on Ukraine, no legislation.
ConocoPhillips' low carbon initiatives, planning only.
Canadian oil sands' role in supporting U.S. and global energy security, no legislation.
General background on ConocoPhillips, no legislation.
Efficient EPA staffing and prioritizing of Class VI well permits.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Kjersten |
Drager |
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Kevin |
Avery |
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Gina |
Felton |
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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
General discussions/no legislation on issues related to Alaska and Lower 48 oil and gas development on federal lands, permitting, and land access.
Continued advocacy for ConocoPhillips' Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, including process and timing for Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Willow Master Development Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and New Record of Decision.
General discussions about ConocoPhillips' proactive conservation efforts as aligned with ConocoPhillips' publicly stated positions on biodiversity and sustainability, no legislation.
Draft CO2 geologic sequestration legislation: SPACES Act (not introduced)- planning only.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rights of way policy for C02 sequestration projects.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Kjersten |
Drager |
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Kevin |
Avery |
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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
Discussed needed improvements to provisions in H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act:
-Sec. 138123: Dual capacity taxpayer rules.
-Planning on other tax issues raised by H.R. 5376 and tax policy, generally.
-Planning on general tax issues including potential windfall profits tax and pillar 2 global corporate minimum.
-Sec. 136106: Expanded carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) credits.
-Sec. 138126: Conforming the definition of Qualified Business Asset Investment (QBAI) to include depletable assets for purposes of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions.
Support for implementation of the Baker Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan as aligned with ConocoPhillips' publicly stated positions on carbon pricing; no legislation.
Inability of windfall profits tax proposals to reduce gasoline prices; no legislation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Kevin |
Avery |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Improvements to the 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."
Potential methane fee in Senate budget reconciliation proposal, no legislation.
Impacts of methane fee language in House-passed Build Back Better Act and opportunities to amend for better alignment with proposed regulations and changes to EPA reporting program.
Biden Administration Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory & Deregulatory Actions, planning only.
Methane monitoring in the Permian Basin, planning only.
Confirmation hearing for Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, EPA- developing suggested questions for the record.
Confirmation hearing for Chair, Council on Environmental Quality- developing suggested questions for the record, planning only.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Kevin |
Avery |
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Gina |
Felton |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Impacts and concerns on Securities & Exchange Commission File No. S7-10-22: Proposed rule "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors."
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Kevin |
Avery |
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Gina |
Felton |
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation in potential National Defense Authorization Act, planning only.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kevin |
Avery |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |