New figures supplied for one transparent federal government file shows intense lobbying money was spent by the nation’s energy companies including some from Oklahoma.
POLITICO reported First-quarter U.S. lobbying totals are rolling in, including tallies for powerful oil-and-gas companies and their trade associations.
Why it matters: The filings provide a guide to specific bills and topics companies lobbied on, and an overall look at money spent.
By the numbers: Here are a few first-quarter comparisons to the fourth quarter of last year, and you can find plenty more in the Lobbying Disclosure Act database.
- ExxonMobil, the largest U.S.-based multinational, reported $2.67 million, just a tad higher than the prior three months.
- Chevron reported $3.05 million, well above the $1.81 million in Q4.
- Shell reported $1.87 million, down from $2.16 million.
- BP reported $1.34 million, down from $1.39 million.
- ConocoPhillips, a giant independent producer, reported $2.1 million, up from $1.18 million.
- Occidental, another huge independent, reported $2.3 million, down from $2.76 million.
- The American Petroleum Institute, which represents companies across the industry, reported $1.44 million, compared to $1.98 million.
Some Oklahoma-based energy companies filed their reports including Tulsa’s Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a large coal mining firm which listed $80,000 spent in the first quarter, same amount as was spent in the previous quarter.
Magellan Midstream Partners of Tulsa reported spending $30,000 in the first while while the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission in Oklahoma City reported lobbying expenditures of $10,000.
Chesapeake Energy of Oklahoma City filed a report showing $70,000 spent in the first quarter. Devon Energy did not report any first quarter expenses for 2020 but showed $250,000 spent on the previous quarter.
Source: POLITICO/Lobbying Disclosure Act database.