Description
Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how Murphy Oil Usa (MUSA) is lobbying the U.S. government, how much they’re spending on it, and most importantly – the bills and specific issues on which they lobby.
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1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm.
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3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV – Environment, TOB – Tobacco, FAM – Family Issues/Abortion).
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5. Bills Lobbied On: The exact congressional bills and public/private laws lobbied on, parsed from lobbying report specific issues (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Murphy Oil Usa (MUSA) lobbying for?
The summary of the lobbying data for Murphy Oil Usa over the 10 most recent contracts is as follows:
Lobbying firms: Dla Piper Llp (Us), Murphy Oil Usa, Inc.
General issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Automotive Industry, Energy/Nuclear, Banking, Foreign Relations
Specific issues: Keystone XL oil pipeline construction, oil and gas tax issues, tax policy issues, electric vehicle policies, easing of US sanctions on Burma, West Africa oil and gas development, general energy policy and outlook, EPA regulatory issues, U.S. sanctions on Burma, credit and debit card swipe fee reform, offshore energy development, U.S. onshore exploration, hydraulic fracturing, Gulf of Mexico regulatory policies, proposed EPA rule on Renewable Fuel Standard Program, general tax policies and outlook.
Government agencies: Department of Energy, Department of State, House of Representatives, Minerals Management Service, Senate, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive Office of the President.
One could infer that Murphy Oil Usa is lobbying on the issues of taxation and tax policy in order to reduce its tax liabilities and increase its profits. They are also lobbying on issues related to oil and gas development, offshore drilling, and hydraulic fracturing which suggests that the company is attempting to expand its operations and increase its revenue. Lobbying on issues related to energy and the environment suggests that the company may be seeking to influence policies that impact its operations and profitability. Lobbying the US government agencies, including the Department of Energy, Department of State, Environmental Protection Agency and Executive Office of the President indicates that the company is seeking to influence policies at the highest levels of government in order to advance its interests.
