04-06 by Court Today the San Diego Union Tribune added to the chorus of media criticism about junkets for California politicians flying around the world on the dime of the world’s largest oil companies. The…
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Hooray for John Chiang, Part 2
California Controller John Chiang demands funding for the federal auditors of oil leases in in California, whose legwork hauls in unpaid royalty money that is split 50-50 with the state. In a no-holds-barred letter to…
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Oil Seeps Into Senate
Key Senate Dems go soft on bill to close a $10 billion loophole in oil company royalty payments, possibly dooming the measure. The USA Today story says Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Jeff Bingaman…
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Big Oil’s October Surprises
NEWS RELEASE October 31, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522 ext. 305, or cell (213) 280-0175, Jamie Court, ext. 327, Tim Hamilton, cell (360) 490-1077 Oil Companies’ Record 3rd Quarter Profit Reports Omitted "October Surprise"…