Oil Industry Pushes Back On Royalties

chron.com Business, Houston Chronicle: Business
Wed, 04/21/2010 - 10:00pm

The oil industry on Wednesday launched a campaign against congressional moves that would force energy companies to pay billions in royalties for past oil and gas drilling in the deep-water Gulf.

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