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House Democrats last week introduced legislation that would, at current prices, put an end to much of the royalty relief for oil and natural gas production on federal lands. Republicans began an inquiry into the Interior Department’s implementation of the royalty relief program. Industry urged lawmakers to look at the “full picture,” saying the federal government would lose more than it would gain by eliminating royalty relief.

House Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation that would, at current prices, put an end to much of the royalty relief for oil and natural gas production on federal onshore and offshore lands. Industry urged lawmakers to look at the “full picture,” saying the federal government would lose much more than it would gain by eliminating royalty relief.

Two Senate Democrats on Monday called for an investigation of allegations in a New York Times published report alleging natural gas royalty undercollections by the federal government.

Three prominent Senate Democrats have called on the Bush administration to open currently unavailable portions of Lease Sale 181 in the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas leasing.

Two key Senate Democrats last Tuesday called on President Bush to order the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to rescind an order that suspended more than 1,500 permits, projects and contracts across the National Forest System, including several projects involving oil and natural gas development.

Two key Senate Democrats on Tuesday called on President Bush to order the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to rescind an order that suspended more than 1,500 permits, projects and contracts across the National Forest System, including several projects involving oil and natural gas development.

Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee blocked an effort by Democrats to keep the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge closed to oil and natural gas exploration and development during mark-up Thursday of the panel’s fiscal 2006 budget resolution..

Seven Massachusetts’ Democrats have called on the federal government to place Boston Harbor and Everett, MA, on high security alert (Orange Level) whenever liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers enter the harbor to be offloaded at the Distrigas import terminal.

Seven Massachusetts’ Democrats have called on the federal government to place Boston Harbor and Everett, MA, on high security alert (Orange Level) whenever liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers enter the harbor to be offloaded at the Distrigas import terminal.