Big energy companies are bracing for the next round in their fight to stop U.S. regulators from making them reveal what they pay foreign governments for rights to extract oil, gas and minerals. The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to vote Dec. 11 on a revised proposal for addressing a Dodd-Frank Act requirement that firms whose shares trade in the U.S. publicly report payments such as taxes, royalties and other fees, according to a notice posted Friday. Lawmakers inserted the provision in the landmark financial-regulation overhaul, saying it would help reduce corruption in poor countries. The measure will require companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. to report how much they spend to develop specific projects, as opposed to simply providing totals for each country as the industry wanted, according to two people familiar with the matter. The […]