WV House panel: Don't pay oil/mineral royalties, get fined | Energy and Environment
The state House Energy and Manufacturing Committee on, on Jan. 16, 2024, approved House Bill 4292, which would set a penalty for nonpayment of royalties under oil and natural gas leases during production from conventional vertical wells, making drillers liable for three times the market value of the extracted minerals for which payment is due.
West Virginia United States Robert Akers House Judiciary Committee Energy Information Administration Manufacturing Committee
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