"… ions with government — federal, state and local.”Entrenched energy and oil firms have long banked on political connections and policy know-how to secure fe …"

"… by power companies. Seventy percent, in fact, were electricity, coal, and oil firms and the heavy industries like auto, cement, and steel that would be most d …"

"… of oil giants and smaller industry players on two tracks. Track One: some oil firms are weighing bigger contributions to the Chamber to help the business behe …"

"… he American Petroleum Institute, the industry trade group.Track Two: other oil firms are being beseeched for more funds to help the Chamber reach its goal of s …"

"… ts familiar with the Chamber’s frenzied fundraising say that some bigger oil firms are being asked to write million-dollar checks, while a number of smaller …"

"… ation. The Energy Department — which has granted stimulus money to oil firms, chemical companies, and coal-burning utilities — has handed out sim …"

"… co and Unocal—for underpayment of oil royalties. The city challenged the oil firms practice of basing royalty fees on oil prices the companies posted, instea …"

"… he prices that oil sold for in the fair market. Almost 10 years later, the oil firms settled for about $350,000.The oil companies claimed that their settlement …"

"… astest-growing sources of oil and gas for the American market."Today, U.S. oil firms dominate the Equatorial Guinea landscape. ExxonMobil, Amerada Hess, Chevro …"

"… International Petroleum Club is a consortium of Russian and multinational oil firms including the state-controlled Gazprom monopoly, ExxonMobil and& …"