Breaking Down Barriers Act of 2011

HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education re hydraulic fracturing, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes, provisions re to hydraulic fracturing; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions; S 3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, all provisions; General issues related to CCS Deployment Act of 2010, title 5; General issues related to participating in business stakeholder group convened by Jonathan Pershing at State Department for the purpose of updating business community on negotiations and getting feedback; General issues related to educating on Shell preference for climate legislation rather than regulation of GHGs under the Clean Air Act; General issues related to air permit currently under review by Environmental Appeals Board ; General issues related to air permitting path forward for permanent Prevention of Significant Deterioration permitting, modeling requirements, and schedule for 2010 exploration drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; General issues related to Incidental Harassment Take Authorization for 2008/2009 Arctic activities and renewal of take regulations; General issues related to future exploration drilling plans for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; General issues related to derivatives oversight; General issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response.

Client expense: $3,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office

HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education re hydraulic fracturing, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes, provisions re to hydraulic fracturing; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions; General issues related to air permit currently under review by Environmental Appeals Board regarding Mineral Management Services role in completing ESA consultation and timing of completion; General issues related to air permitting path forward for permanent Prevention of Significant Deterioration permitting, modeling requirements, and schedule for 2010 exploration drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; General issues related to Incidental Harassment Take Authorization for 2008/2009 Arctic activities and renewal of take regulations; General issues related to future exploration drilling plans for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response.

Client expense: $3,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes, provisions re to hydraulic fracturing; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; General issues related to air permit currently under review by Environmental Appeals Board; General issues related to air permitting path forward for permanent Prevention of Significant Deterioration permitting, modeling requirements, and schedule for 2010 exploration drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; General issues related to future exploration drilling plans for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; General issues relating to EPA permitting of offshore oil and gas facilities.

Client expense: $3,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes, provisions re to hydraulic fracturing; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions; HR 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5222 Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; HR 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; HR 5287 East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act OCS access, all provisions; HR 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act and OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; HR 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010-increase the limits on liability, all provisions; HR 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act-establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; HR 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; HR 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010-requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; HR 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act-mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; HR 5657 OCS Access-amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; S 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act-establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S 3541 Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act-prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S 3663 Energy Bill-Issues related to taxes on the oil and gas industry and renewable electricity standard, provisions related to tax and renewable electricity standard; S 3815 Energy Bill/Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles-Issues related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, provisions related to tax; S. 20 Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, all provisions; S. 3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, all provisions; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska OCS oil and gas development; General issues related to educating on importance of natural gas as a clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; General issues related to educating on importance of oil sands to U.S. economy and jobs and the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline to US energy security; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; General issues related to air permit currently under review by Environmental Appeals Board; General issues related to air permitting path forward for permanent Prevention of Significant Deterioration permitting, modeling requirements, and schedule for 2010 exploration drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; General issues related to Incidental Harassment Take Authorization for 2008/2009 Arctic activities and renewal of take regulations; General issues related to future exploration drilling plans for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations; Matters related to participating in energy hearings; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; General issues related to biofuels blendwall; General issues related to derivatives oversight.

HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education re hydraulic fracturing, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes, provisions re to hydraulic fracturing; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; General issues related to Issues related to biofuels blendwall; General issues related to E15 matters.

Client expense: $3,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office

Energy and climate legislation; promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, including, but not limited to, S. 3079, S. 3177, S. 3059, S. 1733, S. 661, S. 598, S. 1462, H.R. 3488, H.R. 2454, S. 3663; oppose legislation to restrict natural gas production, H.R. 2766, S. 1215

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General lobbying for inclusion of natural gas in energy policy, increase natural gas demand and protection of natural gas supply. Specific bills as follows: HR. 910; S. 482; HR. 1380; HR 2766; S. 1215 Specific Regulations as follows: EPA Boiler MACT; EPA Draft Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks; EPA Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan

Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), White House Office