Pro-drilling lobbyists on edge as US Congress returns

摘要

Washington—As the US Congress returns to work the first week of January, with Democrats in control, pro-drilling lawmakers and lobbyists are on edge. They are waiting to see incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to both roll back subsidies for oil and natural gas companies and collect royalties from producers that have benefited from flawed 1998-1999 leases in the Gulf of Mexico.