Oil and Gas Lobbying on Capitol Hill up a Whopping 57% in 2008
Spending by oil and gas companies lobbying politicians on Capitol Hill jumped a whopping 57% between 2007 and 2008.
The oil and gas sector paid out a total of $128.6 million in 2008, compared to only $82 million in 2007. According to research we compiled using OpenSecrets.org’s database, this is an unprecedented rise in US lobbyist expenditures by the oil and gas sector.
In terms of lobbyist expenditures, the top 5 companies accounted for $72.6 million of this spending in 2008. In the year previous the top 5 spent only $38.76 million - a 53% increase in spending in a single year.
Here’s a breakdown of the lobbying expenditures by top 5 oil and gas companies:
1. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) - spent $29 million in 2008, up from $16.9 milion in 2007.
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