Federal energy package has 1,611 sections

Key theme is meeting domestic energy needs; bill covers LNG, nuclear power, bicycles, ceiling fans — and studies

Larry Persily

Petroleum News Juneau Correspondent

Although most of the energy bill deals with encouraging increased production of domestic energy resources — such as granting royalty relief for deep and ultra-deep gas wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico — one provision could make it easier for companies looking to import liquefied nat....

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The issue is meeting domestic energy needs

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