Lobbying oil companies

The largest five stock market listed oil and gas companies spend nearly $200m (£153m) a year lobbying to delay, control or block policies to tackle climate change, according to a new report. Chevron, BP and ExxonMobil were the main companies leading Every year, the world's five largest publicly owned oil and gas companies spend approximately $200 million on lobbying designed to control, delay or block binding climate-motivated policy. This has caused problems for governments seeking to implement policies

Expenditure of oil supermajors in climate lobbying by company 2018 Songwriters Guild of America: lobbying expense 1998-2018 U.S. lobbying expenditures of key oil companies 2015 The energy companies that spend the most on lobbying the federal government also tend to be those that give the most to politicians for their campaigns. Since 2001, Exxon Mobil, Marathon Oil, Shell Of the gas companies identified by the researchers as actively lobbying in the EU, 40 per cent simply did not appear on the register, while others had made entries in the past but had then stopped doing so, the report said. Just 11 of ENTSO-G’s members are on the register, despite their proximity to EU policy-making. As you might imagine, the oil and gas lobbying sector is one of the most active lobbying groups. Lobbyist efforts have historically focused on promoting legislators with pro-energy views in the

10 Apr 2014 Selected companies and trade associations lobbying for favorable oil and gas regulations and/or industry subsidies. Revolving Door Lobbyists 

total was spent lobbying in the Oil & Gas industry in 2019. See the Annual Lobbying on Oil & Gas Association of Energy Service Companies, $80,000. 25 Mar 2019 Every year, the world's five largest publicly owned oil and gas companies spend approximately $200 million on lobbying designed to control,  Total for Oil & Gas: $124,697,322. Total Number of Clients Reported: 190. Total Number of Lobbyists Reported: 699 Williams Companies, $490,000. 24 Oct 2019 “Gas, oil and coal companies are spending millions to maintain their stranglehold on our politics and our energy. But the climate can no longer  23 Oct 2019 The five biggest publicly listed oil and gas companies and trade groups representing them spent more than 250 million euros lobbying the 

Corporations, unions and other interests spent $86.2 million on lobbying state but on terms more favorable to oil companies than previous legislation. The oil 

10 Apr 2014 Selected companies and trade associations lobbying for favorable oil and gas regulations and/or industry subsidies. Revolving Door Lobbyists  31 Oct 2017 Many oil and gas companies have pushed natural gas as a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while providing the consistent supply of  25 Apr 2019 A campaign to expose oil company lobbying saw Shell sever its ties with an anti- climate lobby group. News. 23 May 2017 Oil and gas companies, along with their trade groups, have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations to lawmakers over  9 Aug 2018 Though the sellout of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is designed to benefit the oil industry, most of the largest oil companies in the United  1 Apr 2019 absence of comprehensive company disclosures on climate lobbying According to the report, therefore, the five oil and gas majors focused 

Among the firm's clients are a long list of energy firms, including Houston-based Cheniere Energy, oil giant Exxon Mobil, the Canadian pipeline firm Enbridge, the utility El Paso Electric and the

31 Oct 2017 Many oil and gas companies have pushed natural gas as a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while providing the consistent supply of 

Every year, the world's five largest publicly owned oil and gas companies spend approximately $200 million on lobbying designed to control, delay or block binding climate-motivated policy. This has caused problems for governments seeking to implement policies

9 Jan 2020 The American Petroleum Institute, Big Oil's biggest lobbying group, is rolling out a new ad campaign focused on “energy progress” and heralding  15 Oct 2019 When a company is a member of trade associations that are active lobbyists, we look assess how that lobbying activity is aligned with the goals of  18 Nov 2019 oil company's lobbyists from registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), according to a CREW analysis of lobbying  5 Mar 2020 In addition, the company contributed almost $253,000 in election support to which guide the Company's lobbying efforts and political contributions. Access to U.S. offshore oil and gas resources remains vitally important to  26 Feb 2020 Oil major says the lobby group's climate policies do not align with the company's own.

While many oil companies have made a public show of their green energy investments, InfluenceMap reports that ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, BP and Total have used more than $1 billion in A Canadian oil pipeline company spent more than $11 million last year lobbying leaders in Minnesota, where the company is fighting to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline despite opposition from tribe… Among the firm's clients are a long list of energy firms, including Houston-based Cheniere Energy, oil giant Exxon Mobil, the Canadian pipeline firm Enbridge, the utility El Paso Electric and the Expenditure of oil supermajors in climate lobbying by company 2018 Songwriters Guild of America: lobbying expense 1998-2018 U.S. lobbying expenditures of key oil companies 2015 The energy companies that spend the most on lobbying the federal government also tend to be those that give the most to politicians for their campaigns. Since 2001, Exxon Mobil, Marathon Oil, Shell Of the gas companies identified by the researchers as actively lobbying in the EU, 40 per cent simply did not appear on the register, while others had made entries in the past but had then stopped doing so, the report said. Just 11 of ENTSO-G’s members are on the register, despite their proximity to EU policy-making.