FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES: Additional Actions Could Improve ONRR's Ability to Assess Its Royalty Collection Efforts.

The article focuses on a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on federal oil and gas royalties. Topics include royalties paid on the sale of oil and gas extracted from leased federal lands and waters are a significant source of revenue for the federal government, and the performance audit conducted from June 2017 to May 2019 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.