Sentences with phrase «north sea activity»

McGrigors» hire of the oil and gas team at respected Aberdeen energy specialist Ledingham Chalmers in 2006 has worked well, according to managing partner Richard Masters: «The timing has turned out to be very good; energy is a sector that continues to be active, from North Sea activity through to the Government drive for sustainability».

The Scottish Government insists that, once North Sea activity and tax receipts are assigned to Scotland, Scottish GDP per head will be higher than that of rUK on Independence Day.

Not exact matches

Consider the following: in the five years going from 2008 to 2012 inclusive, UK government receipts from taxation on petroleum exploration and production activities came to # 44.62 billion, representing an average ETR of 27 per cent on a gross industry income of # 165 billion (the fiscal years of other North Sea producers run concurrently with calendar years, so UK fiscal data has to be annualised to make it properly comparable to that of other North Sea producers).

Paradoxically, one of the sticks that the Scottish National Party has used to denounce the Westminster parties has been the excessive burden of taxation placed on North Sea oil and gas activities.

A straightforward way of appreciating this point consists in calculating the effective tax ratio («ETR») for petroleum exploration and production activities in all the jurisdictions producing oil and natural gas from the North Sea.

China ramps up activities in the South China Sea as the nuclear situation in North Korea dominates the region's attention; Gillian Turner reports from Washington.

The research, an analysis of sea salt sodium levels in mountain ice cores, finds that warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean have intensified the Aleutian Low pressure system that drives storm activity in the North Pacific.

«You'd think something the size of the North Sea would be cold and dead, but the Cassini spacecraft has been observing activity since it arrived.»

A 40 - day trial run by the Carbon Trust is looking at whether they might also help ward off whales during noisy pile - driving activity in the North Sea.

♦ Drawing — sea creature in the shape of the North Island ♦ Graphic Organiser — hīnaki fishing — research and write notes ♦ Graphic Organiser — traditional Māori fishing — research and write notes ♦ Graphic organiser — fishing rules ♦ Poster design — fishing safety ♦ Reading challenge Answer sheets are provided for the word search, cloze, and ordering events activities.

For activities, two golf courses are within a few minutes drive, and the north side of Ka'anapali Beach has superlative snorkeling, with the possibility of going eye to eye with sea turtles near reefs right off the shore.

There are a few locations in the Sea of Cortez where you can enjoy this activity, including Cabo Pulmo (which you can visit as a day trip from Los Cabos), and Isla Espiritu Santo, which is close to La Paz, farther north along the peninsula.

Apart from its history, this village has beautiful panorama and the cool environment ideal for retreat.There are some room types available at Puri Lumbung Cottages Munduk including standard cottages, family cottages that is ideal for family or group of four, deluxe family cottage that has more space for family than family cottages and the deluxe alam dewata that offers magnificent views over the rice fields, valley as well as the sea at distant.There are many activities that can be done in north Bali, especially in Munduk Village.

Located in the exclusive Punta de Mita zone on the north side of Banderas bay and surrounded by 15 acres of tropical gardens, the Royal Suites Punta Mita by Palladium is a full service resort hotel offering discriminating adult guests (18 +) an exciting array of activities on land and sea.

This incredible cruiseliner boasts a number of once - in - a-lifetime activities, from bumper cars, a 2 RipCord by iFLY: the first sky - diving simulator at sea, and North Star aerial observation pod granting 360 - degree views from high above the vessel.

«Multidecadal variability of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity is observed to relate to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO)-- a mode manifesting primarily in sea surface temperature (SST) in the high latitudes of the North Atlantic.

The greater activity results from simultaneous increase in north atlantic sea surface temperatures and decreases in vertical wind shear.

I also believe that soot and all the other aerosols that combine and rain out has contributed to significant albedo changes and is food for localized warming from biochemical activity in the boreal north that has significantly contributed to the melting of land and sea ice.

US regulations could become so onerous that offshore activity dries up in North America, but this would boost the appeal of fields off West Africa, Brazil and in the Barents Sea.

If one looks at the ocean / water temperatures http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sst.html there are enormous differences between the tropics, temperate and north, and enormous seasonal variations during the year which will affect CO2 absorption and emission, and there is a lot of biological activity in seas and waters that also are involved.

It's all up to weather and what kind of cyclonic activity we get up north, but one thing is for sure, the sea ice extent recovery is like Mick said

The decadal variations of the AMOC obtained in that way are shown to precede the observed decadal variations in basin - wide North Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST), known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) which strongly impacts societally important quantities such as Atlantic hurricane activity and Sahel rainfall.

In autumn 1939 naval activities squeezed the heat out of the seas more quickly, freeing the way for polar air from the high North and Northeast.

• About the past: «There is observational evidence for an increase of intense tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic since about 1970, correlated with increases of tropical sea surface temperatures.

There is observational evidence for an increase of intense tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic since about 1970, correlated with increases of tropical sea surface temperatures.

In making their seasonal outlook, which was released on May 23, NOAA cited a broad area of above - average sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Basin, a continuation of a natural cycle of above - average hurricane activity, and a lack of an El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean as reasons why there may be more storms this year.