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, 2019-2020
Contributor | Total | To Dems | To Repubs | To liberal groups | To conservative groups | To nonpartisan groups |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Transfer LP | $14,736,796 | $47,020 | $2,813,804 | $550 | $11,875,000 | $0 |
Koch Industries | $13,213,502 | $46,505 | $2,043,688 | $25,025 | $11,087,500 | $10,000 |
Chevron Corp | $8,696,369 | $910,595 | $1,578,237 | $38,413 | $6,176,834 | $480 |
American Petroleum Institute | $5,201,020 | $53,421 | $147,589 | $250 | $5,000,000 | $0 |
Marathon Petroleum | $4,271,642 | $195,374 | $1,820,771 | $2,842 | $2,270,800 | $0 |
Midland Energy | $3,181,497 | $196 | $2,091,301 | $0 | $1,090,000 | $0 |
Samson Energy | $3,062,459 | $708,251 | $14,181 | $2,535,000 | $0 | $300,000 |
Magnolia Oil & Gas | $3,059,950 | $386 | $1,077,564 | $0 | $1,982,000 | $0 |
Exxon Mobil | $2,975,273 | $1,091,990 | $1,791,547 | $66,946 | $10,575 | $0 |
Pilot Corp | $2,220,645 | $68,598 | $901,695 | $0 | $1,250,250 | $0 |
Crownquest Operating | $2,091,394 | $360 | $436,009 | $0 | $1,655,000 | $0 |
Valero Energy | $2,006,395 | $127,640 | $1,012,330 | $500 | $865,349 | $0 |
Hilcorp Energy | $1,962,447 | $7,644 | $1,024,396 | $0 | $930,000 | $0 |
Parman Capital Group | $1,921,876 | $11,200 | $1,835,676 | $25,000 | $50,000 | $0 |
ConocoPhillips | $1,892,664 | $194,773 | $432,828 | $5,415 | $1,250,000 | $0 |
Berexco Inc | $1,836,554 | $5 | $1,526,549 | $0 | $310,000 | $0 |
Valero Services | $1,802,648 | $2,794 | $14,304 | $500 | $1,795,000 | $0 |
Ota Holdings | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,600,000 | $0 |
Red Apple Group | $1,599,034 | $24,382 | $1,572,762 | $0 | $1,890 | $0 |
Otis Eastern | $1,570,500 | $399 | $1,528,980 | $0 | $40,895 | $0 |
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Contribution Trends, 1990-2024
Annual Lobbying Totals, 1998-2024
Top Lobbying Clients, 2020
Client/Parent Organization | Total |
---|---|
Chevron Corp | $8,930,000 |
Exxon Mobil | $8,690,000 |
Koch Industries | $8,020,000 |
Royal Dutch Shell | $7,270,000 |
Occidental Petroleum | $6,460,000 |
American Petroleum Institute | $5,350,000 |
BP | $4,950,000 |
ConocoPhillips | $4,190,000 |
OAO Gazprom | $3,550,000 |
Phillips 66 | $3,170,000 |
American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers | $3,012,906 |
Marathon Petroleum | $2,640,000 |
PBF Energy | $2,161,500 |
Valero Energy | $1,800,000 |
Enbridge Inc | $1,770,000 |
Cheniere Energy | $1,680,000 |
WPX Energy | $1,630,000 |
American Gas Assn | $1,270,000 |
Reliance Industries Ltd | $1,250,000 |
TC Energy | $1,112,500 |
Interstate Natural Gas Assn of America | $1,100,000 |
Neste Corp | $1,060,000 |
Equinor | $1,010,000 |
Independent Petroleum Assn of America | $831,623 |
Energy Transfer LP | $760,000 |
Ovintiv Inc | $700,000 |
Enterprise Products Partners | $690,000 |
Fermaca de Mexico | $680,000 |
SK Group | $650,000 |
PDVSA | $640,000 |
Williams Companies | $640,000 |
Murphy Oil | $605,000 |
National Propane Gas Assn | $580,000 |
Devon Energy | $570,000 |
Hess Corp | $510,000 |
QEP Resources | $470,000 |
ONEOK Inc | $450,000 |
Energy Marketers of America | $450,000 |
Talos Energy | $440,000 |
National Fuel Gas Co | $420,000 |
Halliburton Co | $410,000 |
Golden Pass LNG | $400,000 |
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers | $400,000 |
Gulf Energy Alliance | $370,000 |
DCOR LLC | $360,000 |
Aiteo Group | $360,000 |
Yuhuang Chemical | $360,000 |
Magellan Midstream Partners | $340,000 |
Tellurian Inc | $335,000 |
Plains All American Pipeline | $330,000 |
Pilot Corp | $320,000 |
Frontera Resources | $320,000 |
General Electric | $310,000 |
National Assn of Truck Stop Operators | $310,000 |
Arctic Slope Native Assn | $300,000 |
Pembina Pipeline | $290,000 |
Colonial Pipeline | $280,000 |
Chesapeake Energy | $270,000 |
Natural Gas Supply Assn | $260,000 |
Amplify Energy | $250,000 |
Delek US Holdings | $250,000 |
Denbury Inc | $240,000 |
Aspect Holdings | $240,000 |
BASF SE | $240,000 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District | $240,000 |
NEXTEEL Co | $240,000 |
Marubeni Corp | $240,000 |
Mountain Valley Pipeline | $240,000 |
Gas Technology Institute | $240,000 |
OMV AG | $240,000 |
Small Refinery Owners Ad Hoc Coalition | $240,000 |
Sentinel Midstream | $240,000 |
Sinclair Companies | $240,000 |
National Energy & Fuels Institute | $230,000 |
Ergon Inc | $230,000 |
Concho Resources | $220,000 |
World Fuel Services | $220,000 |
Equitrans Midstream | $210,000 |
Musket Corp | $210,000 |
Loews Corp | $200,000 |
GPA Midstream Assn | $200,000 |
Ingleside Terminal Services | $200,000 |
HollyFrontier Corp | $200,000 |
Hunt Companies | $200,000 |
Eagle LNG Partners | $200,000 |
Pipe Line Contractors Assn | $200,000 |
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline | $200,000 |
National Ocean Industries Assn | $190,000 |
AltaGas Ltd | $182,000 |
CenterPoint Energy | $180,000 |
CNX Resources | $180,000 |
Freeport LNG Development | $180,000 |
Kolmar Group | $160,000 |
KP Kauffman Co | $160,000 |
IFM Investors | $160,000 |
Mewbourne Oil Co | $160,000 |
Kern Oil & Refining Co | $160,000 |
Nustar Energy | $160,000 |
Oceaneering International | $160,000 |
Range Resources | $160,000 |
Western Energy Alliance | $160,000 |
Process & Industrial Development | $150,000 |
Countrymark Cooperative | $150,000 |
EOG Resources | $150,000 |
Daelim Chemical | $140,000 |
Marathon Oil | $140,000 |
Harvey Gulf International Marine | $140,000 |
Offshore Marine Service Assn | $140,000 |
Association of Oil Pipe Lines | $133,178 |
Allseas Group | $130,000 |
Repsol SA | $130,000 |
RigUp Inc | $130,000 |
Centrica Plc | $120,000 |
LLOG Exploration | $120,000 |
Nacero Inc | $120,000 |
New Jersey Resources | $120,000 |
NextDecade Corp | $120,000 |
Helix Energy Solutions | $110,000 |
Industrial Safety Training Council | $110,000 |
Aqueos Corp | $110,000 |
Paradigm Pipeline | $110,000 |
US Venture Inc | $100,000 |
Tanana Chiefs Conference | $100,000 |
BHP Group | $100,000 |
American Exploration & Production Council | $97,916 |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp | $90,000 |
Excelerate Energy | $90,000 |
Fasken Oil & Ranch | $90,000 |
Hornbeck Offshore Services | $90,000 |
George E Warren Corp | $90,000 |
McDermott International | $90,000 |
US Oil & Gas Assn | $86,753 |
Pioneer Natural Resources | $80,000 |
Permian Basin Petroleum Assn | $80,000 |
Sawtooth Caverns | $80,000 |
Newtown Creek Group | $80,000 |
Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition | $80,000 |
Four Sevens Operating Co | $80,000 |
Hilcorp Energy | $80,000 |
Gulf Island Fabrication | $80,000 |
International Assn of Geophysical Contractors | $80,000 |
enCore Energy (Oklahoma) | $80,000 |
Enefit | $80,000 |
Alaska Maritime Prevention & Response Network | $80,000 |
Association of Energy Service Companies | $80,000 |
Cimarex Energy | $80,000 |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | $75,000 |
Fieldwood Energy | $70,000 |
Saudi Aramco | $70,000 |
ARETI Group | $65,000 |
Apache Corp | $60,000 |
American Pipeline Contractors Assn | $60,000 |
American Public Gas Assn | $60,000 |
Artera Services | $60,000 |
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Assn | $60,000 |
New Mexico Oil & Gas Assn | $50,000 |
Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn | $50,000 |
Glenfarne Group | $50,000 |
Tellus Operating Group | $45,000 |
American Natural Gas | $42,000 |
Avfuel Corp | $40,000 |
EQT Corp | $40,000 |
Domestic Petroleum Council | $40,000 |
Gresham Petroleum | $40,000 |
Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission | $40,000 |
Iroquois Gas Transmission System | $40,000 |
National Stripper Well Assn | $40,000 |
Western Exploration | $40,000 |
Propane People | $40,000 |
Mountaineer NGL Storage | $30,000 |
Enercor Inc | $25,000 |
Domestic Energy Producers Alliance | $24,000 |
Calcasieu Refinery Co | $20,000 |
Northwest Natural Gas | $20,000 |
Racetrac Petroleum | $20,000 |
Windstar LPG | $20,000 |
Glenrock Petroleum | $15,000 |
Mack Energy | $10,000 |
Kinder Morgan Inc | $10,000 |
Mammoth Energy Services | $10,000 |
Enduring Resources | $10,000 |
Eni SpA | $0 |
Elkem Materials | $0 |
Core Petroleum | $0 |
Argus Media | $0 |
Arena Energy | $0 |
National Assn of Shell Marketers | $0 |
NGL Energy Partners | $0 |
Lake Charles Methanol | $0 |
Legacy International | $0 |
International Assn of Drilling Contractors | $0 |
YPF SA | $0 |
Western Independent Refiners Assn | $0 |
Venture Global LNG | $0 |
US Turkmenistan Business Council | $0 |
Total SA | $0 |
Sprague Energy Corp | $0 |
S&B Drilling | $0 |
SG Interests | $0 |
Oxbow Corp | $0 |
Party Split of Recipients, by Election Cycle, 1990-2024
Top Recipients, 2019-2020
Candidate | Chamber | Amount |
---|---|---|
Trump, Donald (R) | President | $4,278,410 |
Biden, Joe (D) | President | $1,694,347 |
Perdue, David (R-GA) | Senate | $1,348,121 |
Cornyn, John (R-TX) | Senate | $1,066,503 |
Loeffler, Kelly (R-GA) | Senate | $1,024,807 |
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 2020 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released on March 22, 2021
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