Forbes | Obama's Disingenuous $10 Per Barrel Oil Company 'Fee' Forbes According to a White House fact sheet, President Obama's lame duck federal budget proposal will include a $10 per barrel “fee” on oil. The proceeds, some $40 billion a year, to be directed toward a grand “21st Century Clean Transportation System. Obama proposes a $10-per-barrel tax on oil to fund cleaner transportation Obama proposes $10 a barrel tax on oil producers Obama Calls For Oil Tax To Fund Green Transportation |