Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act

Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R. 1862 and H.R. 2998; American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 1462, S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), S. 2877, Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation (provisions related to standards for fuel producers, cap-and-trade programs, allowance allocation and timetable, carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency); H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, provisions related to regulation of chemical compounds on refinery facilities; Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels, EPA E-15 rulemaking, and EPA regulation of ozone standards.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Clear Act H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced.) Non-Conventional Fuels: HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S. 3280 & S. 3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea

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; 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; 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.

S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.

S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.

Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea (cont'd) Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act) Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced. S.1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to non-conventional fuels. Regulation of CO2 Under C.A.A.: -S.JRes.26 Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment Finding -Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3280 & S.3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act - A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills

Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R. 1862 and H.R. 2998; American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 1462, S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), S. 2877, Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation (provisions related to standards for fuel producers, cap-and-trade programs, allowance allocation and timetable, carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency); H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, provisions related to regulation of chemical compounds on refinery facilities; Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels, EPA E-15 rulemaking, and EPA regulation of ozone standards.

Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), Graham draft "clean energy standard" legislation, S. 20, Clean Energy Standard Act, and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act), and related legislation; Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.

Educate on Shell's safe, high-tech operations in the Gulf of Mexico and our plans for exploration in AK-No bill; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; S 1462-American Clean Energy and Security Act; S 3547-Price Gouging Act; Senate Energy Bill; Well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations. Shell's participation in energy hearings; Legislation included the Clear Act HR 3534: royalty reform, an enhanced planning process Outer Continental Shelf, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; HR 5626-the Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; HR 5682-the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010: Liability cap and the Jones Act issues; Climate Change/Gas Incentives; S1733 the Kerry-Lieberman Bill - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; Clean Air Act; Issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; Education re: hydraulic fracturing, e.g. H.R. 2766 & S. 1215: FRAC Act; To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; H.R.3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF; 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; Issues related to biofuels blend wall; Oil Sands re general education; Alaska re support for Shell leases general education; Advance Shell Alaska permits; HR 3534-Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009; HR 5214-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5215-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5222-Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete; HR 5241-BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission; HR 5242-No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access; HR 5287-East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access; HR 5313-Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations; HR 5355-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5356-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5358-Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places; HR 5436-Prohibit MMS from issuing permits; HR 5459-Outercontinental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability; HR 5506-Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA; HR 5513-Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil; HR 5519-Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety; HR 5520-Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons; HR 5525-OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium; HR 5572-Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5585-Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; HR 5607-SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up; HR 5608-Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans; HR 5613-American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC; HR 5626-Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells; HR 5629-Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans; HR 5634-Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's; HR 5657-OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas; HR 5661-Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act; royalty for discharged oil; HR 5666-Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells; HR 5677-SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed Govt response; HR 5686-Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5697-OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5709-Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan; S 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3306-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3308-OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete; S 3343-Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution; S 3345-Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3346-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3358-West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA; S 3375-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3391-Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing; S 3405-Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; S 3443-OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans; S 3433-Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards; S 3472-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3478-Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3489-Terminate moratorium; S 3492-Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells; S 3497-Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; require containment plan for all leases; S 3509-Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction; S 3512-Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S 3514-Guarenteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund; S 3515-Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills; S 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources; S 3525-Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade; S 3541-Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling; S 3545-Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium.

Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, and related legislation included H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act). Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.

Educate on Shell's safe, high-tech operations in the Gulf of Mexico and our plans for exploration in AK-No bill; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; S 1462-American Clean Energy and Security Act; S 3547-Price Gouging Act; Senate Energy Bill; Well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations. Shell's participation in energy hearings; Legislation included the Clear Act HR 3534: royalty reform, an enhanced planning process Outer Continental Shelf, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; HR 5626-the Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; HR 5682-the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010: Liability cap and the Jones Act issues; Climate Change/Gas Incentives; S1733 the Kerry-Lieberman Bill - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; Clean Air Act; Issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; Education re: hydraulic fracturing, e.g. H.R. 2766 & S. 1215: FRAC Act; To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; H.R.3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF; 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; Issues related to biofuels blend wall; Oil Sands re general education; Alaska re support for Shell leases general education; Advance Shell Alaska permits; HR 3534-Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009; HR 5214-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5215-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5222-Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete; HR 5241-BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission; HR 5242-No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access; HR 5287-East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access; HR 5313-Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations; HR 5355-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5356-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5358-Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places; HR 5436-Prohibit MMS from issuing permits; HR 5459-Outercontinental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability; HR 5506-Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA; HR 5513-Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil; HR 5519-Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety; HR 5520-Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons; HR 5525-OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium; HR 5572-Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5585-Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; HR 5607-SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up; HR 5608-Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans; HR 5613-American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC; HR 5626-Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells; HR 5629-Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans; HR 5634-Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's; HR 5657-OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas; HR 5661-Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act; royalty for discharged oil; HR 5666-Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells; HR 5677-SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed Govt response; HR 5686-Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5697-OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5709-Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan; S 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3306-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3308-OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete; S 3343-Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution; S 3345-Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3346-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3358-West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA; S 3375-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3391-Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing; S 3405-Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; S 3443-OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans; S 3433-Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards; S 3472-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3478-Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3489-Terminate moratorium; S 3492-Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells; S 3497-Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; require containment plan for all leases; S 3509-Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction; S 3512-Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S 3514-Guarenteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund; S 3515-Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills; S 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources; S 3525-Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade; S 3541-Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling; S 3545-Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium.

H.R. 2766 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 S 1215 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 S 807 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, House Natural Resources Committee Draft Offshore Energy Production - 2010-2015 OCS 5 year plan 2010 Interior and EPA Appropriations S 995 - Renewable Energy Permitting Act of 2009 H.R. 2362 - Renewable Energy Permitting Act of 2009 Marine Spatial Planning H.R. 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S. 3280 & S. 3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to nonconventional fuels S. 3305 - Oil Spill Trust Fund S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills

Energy and oilspill legislation and related matters, S. 3305, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3344, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3516, S. 3385, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3431, S. 3433, S. 3443, S. 3461, S. 3462, S. 3463, S. 3466, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3478, S. 3489, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3509, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3541, S. 3542, S 3545, S. 3547

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