SEC revives resource extraction disclosure rules
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-12-18T20:43:00
The SEC voted to propose a new version of rules that would require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to foreign governments or the U.S. federal government for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.
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