Oil & Gas Summary
Led by the oil and gas industry, this sector regularly pumps the vast majority of its campaign contributions into Republican coffers. Even as other traditionally GOP-inclined industries have shifted somewhat to the left, this sector has remained rock-solid red.
Since the 1990 election cycle, more than two-thirds of this sector’s contributions to candidates and party committees has gone to Republicans. Besides oil and gas, the electric utilities industry is another big donor in this sector. Less generous, but even more partisan, is the mining industry. [Read more Background]
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Top Contributors, 2023-2024
Contributor | Total | To Dems | To Repubs | To liberal groups | To conservative groups | To nonpartisan groups |
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Koch Industries | $28,568,346 | $710 | $1,317,631 | $0 | $27,250,000 | $0 |
Crownquest Operating | $6,177,517 | $175 | $877,342 | $0 | $5,300,000 | $0 |
Occidental Petroleum | $5,206,634 | $20,715 | $185,719 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 |
Chevron Corp | $4,976,998 | $126,680 | $660,175 | $101,716 | $4,085,350 | $0 |
American Petroleum Institute | $3,694,957 | $35,471 | $159,486 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $0 |
Devon Energy | $2,751,717 | $24,215 | $712,099 | $0 | $2,015,000 | $0 |
Energy Transfer Partners | $2,681,336 | $838 | $2,673,898 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ConocoPhillips | $2,619,456 | $52,229 | $262,673 | $300,250 | $2,000,000 | $0 |
Valero Services | $2,513,650 | $0 | $13,400 | $250 | $2,510,000 | $0 |
Rees-Jones Holdings | $1,646,711 | $0 | $261,711 | $0 | $1,385,000 | $0 |
Energy Transfer Lp | $1,491,523 | $327 | $390,548 | $0 | $1,100,000 | $0 |
Midland Energy | $1,377,077 | $1,000 | $1,201,077 | $0 | $175,000 | $0 |
Chief Oil & Gas | $1,137,315 | $100 | $137,215 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 |
Geosouthern Energy | $1,126,233 | $175 | $126,058 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 |
Samson Energy | $1,087,768 | $67,768 | $0 | $1,020,000 | $0 | $0 |
Continental Resources | $1,030,256 | $6,380 | $123,876 | $0 | $900,000 | $0 |
Agriculture, Oil & Gas | $803,676 | $0 | $403,676 | $0 | $400,000 | $0 |
Pilot Flying J | $733,997 | $1,222 | $495,182 | $0 | $237,500 | $0 |
Exxon Mobil | $720,860 | $245,612 | $466,087 | $2,542 | $1,000 | $0 |
Hilcorp Energy | $598,292 | $11,600 | $361,667 | $0 | $225,000 | $0 |
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Contribution Trends, 1990-2024
Annual Lobbying Totals, 1998-2024
Top Lobbying Clients, 2023
Client/Parent Organization | Total |
---|---|
Occidental Petroleum | $12,217,000 |
Koch Industries | $7,900,000 |
ConocoPhillips | $7,860,000 |
Chevron Corp | $7,790,000 |
Shell plc | $7,730,000 |
American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers | $6,910,000 |
Exxon Mobil | $6,840,000 |
American Petroleum Institute | $6,160,000 |
Phillips 66 | $5,920,000 |
BP | $4,532,500 |
TC Energy | $2,632,500 |
Partnership to Address Global Emissions | $2,560,000 |
Marathon Petroleum | $2,300,000 |
Valero Energy | $2,290,000 |
Cheniere Energy | $2,190,000 |
Enbridge Inc | $1,820,000 |
Williams Companies | $1,620,000 |
Enterprise Products Partners | $1,560,000 |
Interstate Natural Gas Assn of America | $1,381,000 |
American Gas Assn | $1,360,000 |
Equinor | $1,241,000 |
Ovintiv Inc | $1,180,000 |
Neste Corp | $1,010,000 |
Marathon Oil | $920,000 |
National Propane Gas Assn | $840,000 |
ONEOK Inc | $830,000 |
Repsol SA | $830,000 |
National Fuel Gas Co | $822,463 |
CNX Resources | $790,000 |
Energy Transfer LP | $720,000 |
Independent Petroleum Assn of America | $720,000 |
Woodside Energy | $690,000 |
Reliance Industries Ltd | $635,000 |
Pilot Corp | $600,000 |
Mammoth Energy Services | $600,000 |
Gulf Energy Alliance | $590,000 |
Tallgrass Energy | $577,500 |
AltaGas Ltd | $565,000 |
National Ocean Industries Assn | $560,000 |
PBF Energy | $540,112 |
TARGA Resources | $510,000 |
Energy Marketers of America | $500,000 |
Halliburton Co | $490,000 |
Energia Naturalis & PPD Group | $480,000 |
General Electric | $470,000 |
Equitrans Midstream | $460,000 |
Plains All American Pipeline | $430,000 |
HF Sinclair Corp | $420,000 |
National Assn of Truck Stop Operators | $400,000 |
EQT Corp | $400,000 |
Devon Energy | $400,000 |
Uniper SE | $380,000 |
Talos Energy | $360,000 |
Cenovus Energy | $360,000 |
Sentinel Midstream | $350,000 |
American Exploration & Production Council | $346,000 |
Arctic Slope Native Assn | $330,000 |
Arena Energy | $320,000 |
Colonial Pipeline | $320,000 |
Domestic Petroleum Council | $320,000 |
National Energy & Fuels Institute | $320,000 |
Kinder Morgan Inc | $320,000 |
Lake Charles LNG | $320,000 |
Vitol SA | $320,000 |
VorexUSA | $320,000 |
RaceTrac Inc | $310,000 |
OAO Novatek | $300,000 |
Appalachian Natural Gas Operators Coalition | $300,000 |
Golden Pass LNG | $280,000 |
Natural Gas Supply Assn | $280,000 |
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Assn | $270,000 |
Maurel & Prom | $270,000 |
New Fortress Energy | $265,000 |
Hess Corp | $260,000 |
Murphy Oil | $260,000 |
US Venture Inc | $260,000 |
Mewbourne Oil Co | $250,000 |
Marubeni Corp | $240,000 |
Hilcorp Energy | $240,000 |
GTI Energy | $240,000 |
EOG Resources | $240,000 |
California Resources Corp | $240,000 |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | $240,000 |
Santos Ltd | $240,000 |
Aiteo Group | $220,000 |
Ergon Inc | $220,000 |
American Pipeline Contractors Assn | $210,000 |
NextDecade Corp | $210,000 |
World Kinect | $210,000 |
Transocean Ltd | $200,000 |
Pipe Line Contractors Assn | $200,000 |
PDVSA | $200,000 |
Musket Corp | $200,000 |
GPA Midstream Assn | $200,000 |
Howard Energy Partners | $200,000 |
Hunt Companies | $200,000 |
Chesapeake Utilities | $200,000 |
Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition | $180,072 |
Mountain Valley Pipeline | $180,000 |
Kinetic Pressure Control Ltd | $180,000 |
Delek US Holdings | $180,000 |
Nacero Inc | $170,000 |
Northwest Natural Gas | $160,000 |
Nustar Energy | $160,000 |
Oceaneering International | $160,000 |
Delfin Midstream | $160,000 |
Countrymark Cooperative | $160,000 |
Freeport LNG Development | $160,000 |
Southern Co | $154,000 |
Crusoe Energy | $150,000 |
Liquid Energy Pipeline Assn | $148,281 |
IFM Investors | $144,000 |
Fasken Oil & Ranch | $140,000 |
Western Energy Alliance | $140,000 |
Tellurian Inc | $130,000 |
Hornbeck Offshore Services | $130,000 |
Jera Co | $120,000 |
Jonah Energy | $120,000 |
Loews Corp | $120,000 |
Offshore Marine Service Assn | $120,000 |
Permian Basin Petroleum Assn | $120,000 |
Port Hamilton Refinery & Transportation | $120,000 |
Ecoelectrica LP | $120,000 |
Alaska Gasline Development Corp | $120,000 |
Sawtooth Caverns | $120,000 |
SEACOR Marine | $120,000 |
Tanana Chiefs Conference | $110,000 |
Rondo Energy | $110,000 |
Total Containment | $110,000 |
Delta Air Lines | $100,000 |
Fermaca de Mexico | $100,000 |
MCR Oil Tools | $92,500 |
iGas USA | $90,000 |
enCore Energy (Oklahoma) | $84,000 |
EnerGeo Alliance | $80,000 |
Four Sevens Operating Co | $80,000 |
Alaska Chadux Network | $80,000 |
LLOG Exploration | $80,000 |
Lake Charles Methanol | $80,000 |
KP Kauffman Co | $80,000 |
Pioneer Natural Resources | $80,000 |
One Gas | $80,000 |
Texegy LLC | $80,000 |
Tidewater Inc | $80,000 |
Strata Production Co | $75,000 |
Small Refinery Owners Ad Hoc Coalition | $70,000 |
Western Exploration | $70,000 |
Chesapeake Energy | $70,000 |
US Oil & Gas Assn | $69,795 |
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers | $60,000 |
George E Warren Corp | $60,000 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District | $54,000 |
Bridger Photonics | $45,000 |
National Oilheat Research Alliance | $40,000 |
National Stripper Well Assn | $40,000 |
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers | $40,000 |
Windstar LPG | $40,000 |
Glenrock Petroleum | $35,000 |
Harvey Gulf International Marine | $30,000 |
Atmos Energy | $30,000 |
American Public Gas Assn | $30,000 |
RGC Resources | $30,000 |
Iroquois Gas Transmission System | $30,000 |
Spire Inc | $30,000 |
Eni SpA | $25,000 |
Domestic Energy Producers Alliance | $24,000 |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp | $20,000 |
Bakken Energy | $20,000 |
Venture Global LNG | $20,000 |
American Natural Gas | $16,371 |
New Jersey Resources | $10,000 |
Paradigm Pipeline | $0 |
International Assn of Drilling Contractors | $0 |
National Assn of Shell Marketers | $0 |
Mountaineer NGL Storage | $0 |
Elkem | $0 |
Fleet Morris Petroleum | $0 |
Frontera Resources | $0 |
Western Independent Refiners Assn | $0 |
SG Interests | $0 |
Party Split of Recipients, by Election Cycle, 1990-2024
Top Recipients, 2023-2024
Candidate | Chamber | Amount |
---|---|---|
Pfluger, August (R-TX) | House | $573,721 |
Trump, Donald (R) | President | $501,014 |
DeSantis, Ron (R) | President | $496,927 |
Cruz, Ted (R-TX) | Senate | $445,232 |
Haley, Nikki (R) | President | $431,817 |
Average Contributions to Members of Congress, 1990-2024
These charts display average contributions to all Members of Congress, including the campaign committees of sitting members who run for president. The surge in giving seen during the 2008 cycle for the Senate reflects contributions given to the presidential campaign committees of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.
All the numbers on this page are for the 2024 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released on April 22, 2024
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