Senator Markey, and Chair Grijalva and Rep. Lowenthal Introduce Bill Ending Loophole That Lets Big Oil Avoid Paying Billions in Offshore Drilling Royalties
November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources today introduced the Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act, legislation repealing a loophole in the Deepwater Royalty Relief Act of 1995 (DWRRA) that allowed oil and gas companies to avoid paying approximately $18 billion in . . .
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources today introduced the Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act, legislation repealing a loophole in the Deepwater Royalty Relief Act of 1995 (DWRRA) that allowed oil and gas companies to avoid paying approximately $18 billion in . . .