The Associated Press October 4, 2010, 9:08AM ET
WASHINGTON
Shell Oil Co. spent $4 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on offshore petroleum drilling and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
That’s up from the $2.57 million the company spent last year and the $2.27 million it spent in the first three months of 2010. Shell also lobbied the federal government on shale gas drilling, regulation of transportation fuels and clean energy legislation, according to the report filed on Oct. 1.