Sentences with phrase «middle eastern oil»

A claim brought in the BVI under Saudi Arabian law to the ownership of a 50 % interest in a Middle Eastern oil lubricants company (2012 — 2014, BVI High Court).

There were more neocons speaking at the conference than environmentalists; they want to break dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

Even more dramatic are the routine U.S. military expenditures to protect access to Middle Eastern oil, which were calculated by analysts at the Rand Corporation before the most recent Iraq war to fall between $ 30 billion and $ 60 billion a year, while the oil imported from the region was worth only $ 20 billion.

In the future, the issue will be who gets access to not only Middle Eastern oil but also Brazilian ethanol and North American grain.

Finally be independent of that pesky Middle Eastern oil!

Nuclear power, clean coal and renewables are vital responses to weaning the Continent off its dependence on Middle Eastern oil and Russian gas.

«Savings and investment boost economic growth, but when it comes to energy, global warming threatens as a major problem and our dependence on Middle Eastern oil damages our foreign policy.

For the first time, the United States has the technology and resources to divorce itself from Middle Eastern oil.

The Greenpeace UK investigation revealed that the GWPF academic advisory council was willing to use the same «peer review» process for a report praising carbon dioxide which he would write on behalf of a Middle Eastern oil company.

In an undercover investigation by Greenpeace UK, William Happer agreed to write a report for a (fictional) Middle Eastern oil company on the benefits of CO2 while keeping the sources of the funding secret.

But while it relieves the country of its heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil, it does nothing to modernise the energy system through renewables and cleantech - and consequently China moves further ahead as the lead player (along with Germany and to some extent Japan).

Many analysts predict that the world's production of oil will peak in the next ten to twenty years, but oil expert Matt Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, presents a compelling case that Middle Eastern oil production may have already reached its peak.

McCain: I think we can, for all intents and purposes, eliminate our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and Venezuelan oil.

Even if we could manage only 70 billion gallons of biofuel, that would reduce our oil imports more than 20 % or enough to stop importing middle eastern oil.

Many ads were run promoting wind energy as a good way to reduce our «dependence on Middle Eastern oil.»

A week later, George Bush makes his state of the union address, stating that the U.S. is addicted to oil and that he wants to makes America's dependence on Middle Eastern oil «a thing of the past» — now a national security objective of the U.S. government.

Oil Dependence 9:58 p.m. Senator Obama said, «Our goal should be, in 10 years» time, we are free of dependence on Middle Eastern oil, and we can do it.»

As I've detailed before, I believe EIIB offers investors a compelling triple play on frontier markets, Islamic finance, and Middle Eastern oil wealth & resources.

Ever - increasing Middle Eastern oil profits require Islamic finance institutions to deposit, allocate, protect and re-invest this wealth.

The other wealthiest Middle Eastern oil producers, such as Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, are also tapping their foreign currency reserves for the first time in about 20 years to bridge the gap in revenue.

UCLA graduate student Christina Gonzalez wanted to use biotechnology to free America from its dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

Gripping in parts, convoluted and stagnant in others, Syriana is screenwriter Steven Gaghan's (Rules of Engagement, Havoc) attempt to provide an insider's peek into the varying forces at play in the continuing Middle Eastern oil and terrorism struggles, similar to his Oscar - winning script written for Steven Soderbergh's Traffic.

Synopsis: The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines.

In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the warn - torn nation offers, the corporations CEO hires Hauser, a hit man, to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister.

So there is a lot more in that than just energy that we are talking about; but I guess the point is that the United States wouldn't be relying on Middle Eastern oil, which changes [has], you know, massive foreign policy implications for the country.

«America is quickly falling behind in clean energy, trading Middle Eastern oil for cheap Chinese solar, batteries and wind turbines,» says Chris Rivest, co-founder of Berkeley, Calif. — based SunPrint, which is developing technology to print cadmium telluride thin - film photovoltaic cells.

This means developing more of America's own energy resources, including wind, solar, clean coal, biofuels, nuclear energy, as well as oil and natural gas — which will reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and create thousands of jobs here at home.

Kerry has said nothing about raising gasoline taxes in the campaign and very little about ending dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

A «Manhattan Project» for energy independence would seek new energy sources, including hydrogen - based fuels, to reduce the nation's dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

It would have also greatly lowered out dependence on middle eastern oil.

• Oman is the seventh largest Middle Eastern oil producer and the largest non-OPEC producer in the region.

Asia remains the key market for oil exporters and this market is already looking for alternatives to Middle Eastern oil.

The transformation is set to give U.S. diplomacy considerably more clout, lessening the dependence on Middle Eastern oil and making the U.S. the answer to some developing nations» most pressing needs.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis takes a look at the energy markets as the Syrian chemical attack and a missile strike on Saudi Arabia shake Middle Eastern oil producers.

A similar comparison could be drawn with Middle Eastern oil.

Not exact matches

From the early 1930s until 1972, U.S. oil states imposed oil supply quotas so restrictive they would make OPEC blush, while major international oil companies, or «The Seven Sisters» held back oil supply from the massive Middle Eastern concessions they operated.

The so - called shale revolution could help to alleviate Washington's reliance on foreign oil, including from turbulent Middle Eastern states, while also supporting a bid to export to more countries around the world.

Middle Eastern insiders actually trade the oil market anonymously and through masked trading companies for their personal gain at the expense of lives in their country's military.

Following the announcement, crude oil immediately spiked 2.5 percent over uncertainty of how this might affect the Middle Eastern kingdom's position on keeping oil production at current levels.

«This is a clear sign of how spoilt Asia is for choice these days, with Middle Eastern crude now having to compete with oil from other regions,» Amrita Sen, the chief oil - market analyst at Energy Aspects Ltd., a London - based consultant, said in an e-mail.

Long term, how are we going to do being slaves to oil and gas suppliers, be they Canadian, or Russian or Middle Eastern or what have you.

Refineries in eastern Canada are of course being supplied by imported oil, but it's not coming from Middle Eastern dictatorships or revolutionary regimes in South Aeastern Canada are of course being supplied by imported oil, but it's not coming from Middle Eastern dictatorships or revolutionary regimes in South AEastern dictatorships or revolutionary regimes in South America.

Global Finance: Middle Eastern economies are strongly linked to oil prices, which have been volatile in recent years.

Caracas says it hopes to draw investment from oil - rich Middle Eastern countries, Turkey and Western nations, such as the United States.

Market Focus Middle East Investment Banking Although investment bankers remain cautious about Middle Eastern prospects in the wake of falling oil prices, M&A activity and debt issuance remain bright spots.

The slump in oil prices has benefited other Middle Eastern countries, notably Lebanon and Jordan, which saw their fiscal positions improve, pushing inflation into negative territory.

OPEC, especially its Middle Eastern producers, will be closely watching the futures contract because once established, the Chinese reference crude price could act as a regional benchmark for negotiations of spot or term crude oil prices.

A Bloomberg investigation has uncovered a plan by Venezuela and Syria to circumvent Western sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation and ship its crude oil to Aruba to refine it and then market it internationally, including in the U.S.

European empires were history, the Israeli - Arab conflict had intensified, and more and more oil money was flowing to strongly Muslim Middle Eastern states.

If you're not familiar with hummus, Wikipedia tells us that hummus is a Middle Eastern and Arabic food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic.