Reliance lobbied US with record spending ahead of Texas refinery investment
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Months before United States President Donald Trump announced Reliance Group’s investment in a Texas oil refinery, the group spent $1.49 million (Rs 13 crore) on lobbying the White House and other US government departments on energy and trade policies, “sanctions” and “tariffs affecting oil”, records filed with the US Senate show.
More than half the amount – $760,000 – was spent between October 1 and December 31, 2025.
On March 11, Trump announced that Reliance Group would back a new oil refinery at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, to be built by America First Refining. Trump called it the first American refinery in 50 years and pegged the deal at a staggering $300 billion (Rs 27.7 lakh crore).
Reliance is yet to comment on the deal.
In a statement, America First Refining said that in February, it had received a “9-figure investment from a global supermajor at a 10-figure valuation”. Without identifying the global firm, it added that it had signed a binding “offtake term sheet” with the firm to purchase, process, and distribute energy from American shale oil.
Scroll sent questions to the Reliance Group about the deal and its spend on lobbying in the US. No response has been received by the time of publication.
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