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Reuters: US firm Arent Fox signs $1.2 million deal to lobby for Ukrainian oil and gas group

Published July 29, 2021 at 1:26 am

Naftogaz worker drill for gas at the Zakhidno-Sosnivske gas field on June 24, 2020. Ukrainian gas distributor RGC began testing transporting green hydrogen in five closed circuits sites since February to develop the country's capacity to enter the European market. However, companies lack government support to develop the promising technology.

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Arent Fox has signed a $1.2 million contract to provide legal and lobbying services in the U.S. for a Ukrainian oil and gas industry association that bills itself as the largest advocate for the sector in the country, newly disclosed U.S. Justice Department records show.