Occidental Petroleum Corporation
lobbying client · lobbying firm
Occidental Petroleum Corporation's federal footprint — reported lobbying spend and, where matched, federal money received. Figures are as reported to the U.S. Senate (LDA) and USAspending.
Reported country: 🇺🇸 United States
Lobbying over time
| FY | Lobbying spend (as client) | Lobbying billed / handled (as firm) |
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| 2022 | $15,290,000 | $14,495,000 |
| 2023 | $13,057,000 | $12,217,000 |
| 2024 | $10,630,000 | $9,510,000 |
| 2025 | $12,630,000 | $11,330,000 |
Two figures: what Occidental Petroleum Corporation reported spending on its own lobbying (as a client) and what it billed or handled for the clients it represents (as a firm — revenue, not its own spend). For a self-filer these overlap.
Firms hired
- Holland & Knight LLP $1,930,000 · 17 filings
- Miller Strategies, LLC $1,400,000 · 16 filings
- Navigators Global LLC (Formerly Dc Navigators, LLC) $450,000 · 7 filings
- Gtb Partners $275,000 · 14 filings
Registrants that filed lobbying on behalf of Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
Clients represented
Self-filed — Occidental Petroleum Corporation registers and lobbies on its own behalf, with no separate outside clients.
Issues
| Issue area | Lobbied | Worked |
|---|---|---|
| Energy/Nuclear | 58 | 17 |
| Chemicals/Chemical Industry | 42 | 17 |
| Environment/Superfund | 42 | 12 |
| Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | 42 | 17 |
| Natural Resources | 31 | 17 |
| Transportation | 23 | 15 |
| Clean Air and Water (quality) | 18 | 17 |
| Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) | 17 | 17 |
| Railroads | 14 | 12 |
| Trucking/Shipping | 12 | 12 |
| Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries | 11 | 11 |
| Fuel/Gas/Oil | 10 | — |
| Homeland Security | 8 | 8 |
| Trade (domestic/foreign) | 5 | 5 |
| Government Issues | 3 | — |
Issue areas across Occidental Petroleum Corporation's filings, by activity count — as the client (Lobbied) and as the registrant/firm (Worked). Linked areas open the CivicGate issue page.
What they lobbied on
Reported activity from Senate LDA
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Issues as they relate to development and production of energy resources.
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client
Issues as they relate to business and energy taxation tax matters. Issues related to the extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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FY2025 Transportation as client
Issues as they relate to manning and crewing of maritime vessels.
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Issues as they relate to development and production of energy resources.
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client
Issues as they relate to business and energy taxation tax matters.
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FY2025 Transportation as client
Issues as they relate to manning and crewing of maritime vessels.
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Department of Energy Funding.
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry as client
Chemicals policy around TSCA Risk Evaluation; Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No: 114-182).
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Issues as they relate to development and production of energy resources.
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client
Issues as they relate to business and energy taxation tax matters. Issues related to the extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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FY2025 Transportation as client
Issues as they relate to manning and crewing of maritime vessels.
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Department of Energy contracts.
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry as client
Chemicals policy around TSCA Risk Evaluation; Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No: 114-182).
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client
Energy tax regulations and guidance.
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Natural Resources as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Energy development on federal lands; climate change; carbon capture and storage; direct air capture technologies.
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry as client
Chemicals policy around TSCA Risk Evaluation; Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No: 114-182).
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing; Electricity Reliability; Export of Oil and Natural Gas; Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client
General issues related to Section 45Q tax credit
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FY2025 Fuel/Gas/Oil as client
Issues as they relate to the development and production of energy resources
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FY2025 Government Issues as client
General issues related to litigation.
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FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client
General issues related to S. 4244 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022; H.R. 7810 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Energy development on federal lands; climate change; carbon capture and storage; direct air capture technologies.
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry as client
Chemicals policy around TSCA Risk Evaluation; Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Public Law No: 114-182).
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client
General issues related to Section 45Q tax credit
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FY2025 Fuel/Gas/Oil as client
Issues as they relate to the development and production of energy resources
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FY2025 Government Issues as client
General issues related to litigation.
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FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client
General issues related to S. 4244 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022; H.R. 7810 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client
Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing; Electricity Reliability; Export of Oil and Natural Gas; Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Natural Resources as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear self-filed
Carbon Capture and Storage Enhanced Oil Recovery Energy Infrastructure Financing Zero Carbon Power Vessel crewing and manning Federal lands - oil and gas leasing and permitting Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) Risk management and financial assurance Incidental Take Regulation Permitting reform Endangered Species Act LCV grants
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FY2025 Natural Resources self-filed
Enhanced Oil Recovery Carbon Capture and Storage - pore space Federal lands - oil and gas leasing and permitting
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FY2025 Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries self-filed
Maritime issues Shipping issues Export terminals
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FY2025 Homeland Security self-filed
Reauthorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Transportation Security Administration authority for security and efficiency crude oil export terminals
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) self-filed
Antidumping duties Proposed tariffs on imported goods
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed
Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2) 45Q Tax Credit for Sequestered CO2 Superfund Tax Corporate Tax Policy Implementation International Tax Policy
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FY2025 Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) self-filed
Exploration and Production Waste Regulation
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FY2025 Transportation self-filed
Permitting reform legislation Reciprocal switching Rail customer service Oil and gas vessel restrictions in the Gulf of America Rice's whale Certificate of compliance Crude export vessels Transportation Security Administration authority for security and efficiency crude oil export terminals
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FY2025 Environment/Superfund self-filed
Diamond Alkali Superfund site
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FY2025 Railroads self-filed
Rail safety Tank car safety
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FY2025 Clean Air and Water (quality) self-filed
Carbon Capture and Storage Greenhouse Gas Reporting CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Methane Emissions Regulation Permitting reform NESHAP for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry self-filed
Risk Management & Reporting TSCA Advanced Recycling ARBAN S.4244
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FY2025 Trucking/Shipping self-filed
Rail safety Tank car safety Reciprocal switching Rail customer service Oil and gas vessel restrictions in the Gulf of America Rice's whale Certificate of compliance Crude export vessels
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Natural Resources as client
Lobbying members of congress regarding the proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup.
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear self-filed
Carbon Capture and Storage Enhanced Oil Recovery Energy Infrastructure Financing Zero Carbon Power Vessel crewing and manning Federal lands - oil and gas leasing and permitting Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) Risk management and financial assurance Incidental Take Regulation Permitting reform Endangered Species Act LCV grants
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FY2025 Natural Resources self-filed
Enhanced Oil Recovery Carbon Capture and Storage - pore space Federal lands - oil and gas leasing and permitting
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FY2025 Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries self-filed
Maritime issues Shipping issues Export terminals
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FY2025 Homeland Security self-filed
Transportation Security Administration authority for security and efficiency crude oil export terminals Customs enforcement of chlorinated isocyanurates
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) self-filed
Antidumping duties Proposed tariffs on imported goods
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed
Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2) 45Q Tax Credit for Sequestered CO2 Superfund Tax Corporate Tax Policy Implementation International Tax Policy
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FY2025 Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) self-filed
Exploration and Production Waste Regulation
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FY2025 Clean Air and Water (quality) self-filed
Carbon Capture and Storage Greenhouse Gas Reporting CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Methane Emissions Regulation Permitting reform NESHAP for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry
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FY2025 Chemicals/Chemical Industry self-filed
Risk Management & Reporting TSCA Advanced Recycling ARBAN S.4244
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FY2025 Transportation self-filed
Permitting reform legislation Reciprocal switching Rail customer service Oil and gas vessel restrictions in the Gulf of America Rice's whale Certificate of compliance Crude export vessels Transportation Security Administration authority for security and efficiency crude oil export terminals
The specific issues and bills Occidental Petroleum Corporation reported lobbying on, newest first. Bill references that CivicGate tracks link to the bill; others are shown as reported.