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December 24, 2009

Chevron to Pay $45 Million in Gas Drilling Royalty Settlement
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In other energy news, the Justice Department has announced Chevron will
pay $45 million to resolve claims that it vastly underpaid royalties on
natural gas produced on federal and Native American lands between 1988
and 2008.



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