BRIDGE Production Act of 2023

HR 5616 BRIDGE Production Act of 2023; S 3705 American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 65904 Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention.

Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1: Lower Energy Costs Act; all provisions H.R. 209: Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023; all provisions H.R. 1130: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023; all provisions H.R. 5616: Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy (BRIDGE) Production Act of 2023; all provisions H.R. 6814: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 7176: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024; all provisions H.R. 7377: Royalty Resiliency Act; all provisions S. 2389: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023; all provisions P.L. 117-169: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; implementation of energy provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Department of the Interior (DOI) Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Program. Prepared in Response to Executive Order 14008, November 2021 Department of the Interior (DOI) Notice of Availability of the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Carbon capture and sequestration leasing Hydrogen Improvements to the comprehensive inventory of the Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas resources Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reef Liquid Fuels West Coast Decommissioning Decommissioning

Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Comprehensive Offshore Resource Evaluation Act (CORE ACT)--Advocacy in support of draft bill mandating comprehensive resource assessments of domestic offshore energy resources Common Sense Leasing Act--Advocacy in support of draft bill addressing leasing and court reform for offshore assets H.R.5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions FY 2025 Interior, Commerce Appropriations--Advocacy in support of spending bill language related to Rice's whale, North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW), geophysical testing permits and offshore leasing policy, annual leasing, five-year plan, lease sale 262. Advocacy against provisions related to offshore wind and port funding. S. 3226 Offshore Energy Security Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions General education and advocacy relating to BOEM's 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S.373--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. Coordinating Our Local Liaisons And Bringing Out Related Agency Technical Expertise Act (COLLABORATE Act)--Advocacy in support of draft COLLABORATE Act regarding offshore wind leasing policy. General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at BOEM, additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production

Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations; Energy and methane regulation; Clean Power Proposals; carbon credit legislation; abandoned wells and mines legislation; Biden Administration oil and gas program changes and proposed NEPA reforms; Federal Minerals Permitting legislation; Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program amendments; energy legislation; Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1); BUILDER Act (H.R.1577); UNLOCKED Act; Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R.3746); Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Act (H.R.5616); PIPES Act (H.R.6494); LNG policies by Biden Administration; Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R.5482).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000

Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 1: The Lower Energy Costs Act; all provisions H.R. 209: Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023; all provisions H.R. 5616: The Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy (BRIDGE) Production Act of 2023; all provisions H.R. 6814: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 7377: Royalty Resiliency Act; all provisions S. 2389: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023; all provisions P.L. 117-169: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; implementation of energy provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Department of the Interior (DOI) Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Program. Prepared in Response to Executive Order 14008, November 2021 Department of the Interior (DOI) Notice of Availability of the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Carbon capture and sequestration leasing Hydrogen Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reef Liquid Fuels West Coast Decommissioning Decommissioning

Client expense: $1,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 3170--Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions Draft legislation concerning decommissioning of offshore energy assets and reefing activities--Advocacy in support of technical changes to the draft bill H.R.5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions 2025 Appropriations--Advocacy in support spending bill language related to Rice's whale, North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW), geophysical testing permits and offshore leasing policy S. 2389--Offshore Energy Security Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions General education and advocacy relating to BOEM's 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Advocacy in support of parity for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) litigation related to cases related to energy projects being considered in federal court S. 3226--Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S.373--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. H.R. 986--Coordinating Our Local Liaisons And Bringing Out Related Agency Technical Expertise Act (COLLABORATE Act) General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at BOEM, additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) factor reform and bid transparency at BOEM.

Energy and methane regulation; Clean Power Proposals; carbon credit legislation; abandoned wells and mines legislation; Biden Administration oil and gas program changes and proposed NEPA reforms; Federal Minerals Permitting legislation; Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program amendments; energy legislation; Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1); BUILDER Act (H.R.1577); UNLOCKED Act; Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R.3746); Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Act (H.R.5616); PIPES Act (H.R.6494); LNG decision by Biden Administration; Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R.5482).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000

Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

Draft legislation relating to litigation involving the Natural Gas Act; HR Water Resources Development Act of 2024; HR 5616 BRIDGE Production Act of 2023; S 3705 American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; Notice of Availability of the 2024-2029 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing; Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 81 Fed. Reg. 7414 Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat; Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat; 82 Fed. Reg. 29212 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1: The Lower Energy Costs Act; all provisions H.R. 209: Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023; all provisions H.R. 1335: Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production (TAPP) of American Resources Act; all provisions H.R. 5616: The Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy (BRIDGE) Production Act of 2023; all provisions H.R. 6814: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act; all provisions S. 2389: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023; all provisions P.L. 117-169: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; implementation of energy provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Department of the Interior (DOI) Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Program. Prepared in Response to Executive Order 14008, November 2021 Department of the Interior (DOI) Notice of Availability of the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Carbon capture and sequestration leasing Hydrogen Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reef Liquid Fuels West Coast Decommissioning

S. 3170--Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions Draft legislation concerning decommissioning of offshore energy assets and reefing activities--Advocacy in support of technical changes to the draft bill H.R.5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions S. 2986--Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act (WHALE Act)-Advocacy in support of legislation preventing the enforcement of certain mitigations and measures related to Rice's whale 2024 Appropriations--Advocacy in support of amendments (Graves, Carl) related to Rice's whale, North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) and offshore leasing policy S. 2389--Offshore Energy Security Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions General education and advocacy relating to BOEM's 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Advocacy in support of parity for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) litigation related to cases related to energy projects being considered in federal court S. 3226--Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S.373--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at BOEM, additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production

Energy and methane regulation; Clean Power Proposals; carbon credit legislation; abandoned wells and mines legislation; Biden Administration oil and gas program changes and proposed NEPA reforms; Federal Minerals Permitting legislation; Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program amendments; energy legislation; Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1); BUILDER Act (H.R.1577); UNLOCKED Act; Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R.3746); Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Act (H.R.5616).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 1: The Lower Energy Costs Act; all provisions of the bill H.R. 209: Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023; all provisions of the bill H.R. 1335: Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production (TAPP) of American Resources Act; all provisions of the bill H.R. 5616: The Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy (BRIDGE) Production Act of 2023; all provisions S. 2389, Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023; all provisions P.L. 117-169: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; implementation of energy provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Department of the Interior (DOI) Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Program. Prepared in Response to Executive Order 14008, November 2021 Department of the Interior (DOI) Notice of Availability of the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Hydrogen Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reef Liquid Fuels

Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions S. 2986--Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act (WHALE Act)--Advocacy in support of legislation preventing the enforcement of certain mitigations and measures related to Rice's whale H.R. 2617--Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023--Advocacy in support of amendments (Graves, Carl) related to Rice's whale and offshore leasing policy S. 2389--Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023--Advocacy in support of OES Act General education and advocacy relating to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)'s 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Advocacy in support of parity for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) litigation related to cases related to energy projects being considered in federal court Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S. 2130--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 4372 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes (provisions related to decommissioning costs and fees related to BOEM & BSEE inspections); HR 5616 BRIDGE Production Act of 2023; HR 6728 American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; HR 8262 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (provisions relating to offshore oil and gas leasing); S 3705 American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; Fed. Reg. RIN 1004-AE80 Revision of Existing Regulations Pertaining to Fossil Fuel Leases and Leasing Process; Notice of Availability of the 2024-2029 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; efforts relating to the impact of a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing.

Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues regarding oil and gas leasing on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region; Seismic and wind leasing surveying on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region and National Marine Fisheries; regulations regarding endangered and threatened marine species; S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, Title I and Title IV; Permitting energy projects under 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq; S. 2986; S. 2389; H.R. 5616; Risk Management and Financial Assurance for Outer Continental Shelf Lease; PIPES Act of 2020 and Pipeline Safety reauthorization; Maritime local content requirements.

Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)