BP, Oil Allies Mobilize Huge Lobby Operation

Industry Bracing for Gusher of New Regulations

• By Bennett Roth
• Roll Call Staff
• May 4, 2010, Midnight

BP and its allies are drawing on their considerable resources and deep lobbying teams in Washington as they seek to mitigate the fallout — including Congressional grillings and possible legislative action — from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.