InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate US energy industry steps up lobbying for Fed’s emergency aid: letters By financialnews_rlv83x - April 20, 2020 0 84 The U.S. energy industry has asked the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a US$600 billion lending facility so that oil and gas companies can use the funds to repay their ballooning debts, according to a letter seen by Reuters.