Sentences with phrase «aimed at the oil»

A provocative artist, the Winnipeg - raised Feuer, who is now based in California, has taken aim at the oil and gas industry in recent shows, and this, her first major exhibition in Canada, is no exception.

While America's energy renaissance has helped our economy, strengthened America's energy security and led the way in reducing carbon emissions from the power - generating sector, a regulatory avalanche aimed at the oil and natural gas industry could threaten many of these gains.

Not exact matches

CALGARY, Alberta, May 2 - Alberta will hold talks with rail operators and oil producers aimed at smoothing the path to get more crude moving by rail to market amid a transportation bottleneck in the Western Canadian province, Alberta's energy minister said on Wednesday.

Economic growth is translating into oil demand growth and comes at a time that OPEC and Russia lead production cuts aimed at tightening the market.

WASHINGTON, March 21 - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 15 South Sudanese oil operators that it said were important sources of cash for the government, an action aimed at increasing pressure on President Salva Kiir to end the country's conflict and humanitarian crisis.

Trump hosted a series of meetings with advocates for the corn and oil industries at the White House since late last year aimed at reforming biofuels regulations in a way that cuts costs for refiners without reducing overall biofuels demand.

Vision 2030 aims to pave Saudi Arabia's path from an oil - dependent economy to a Middle East hub of international trade and commerce at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and Africa.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) is raising $ 1.5 billion through the sale of 67.5 million common shares in a move aimed at shoring up its balance sheet in the face of oil prices that have fallen to half the level of June.

Veteran U.S. investor Jim Rogers is looking at possible investments into Russian oil firm Bashneft and diamond miner Alrosa as he aims to add more Russian assets to his portfolio, he told Reuters.

Maduro's administration has pointedly claimed that the people who will be hurt most by the sanctions aimed at stymieing the nation's ballooning debt will be shareholders in the U.S. Indeed, there is outcry that the potential banning of oil imports from Venezuela — the 3rd biggest supplier of oil to the U.S. behind Canada and Saudi Arabia — will dramatically drive up gasoline prices and hurt the U.S. job market.

In a recent example, an oil and gas company issued a green bond aimed at funding projects focusing on energy efficiency and low emissions technologies.

Saudi Arabia designed the low - price strategy aimed at making oil production too costly for competitors in North America and Russia, and has refused to make more significant output cuts unless other producers agree to do the same.

Oil - rich Qatar is spending heavily on infrastructure, even as it goes deeper into debt, claiming the massive spending is aimed at creating a knowledge - based economy.

In late 2011 and early 2012, coordinated with other major Western powers to impose sanctions aimed at Iran's banks and with Jåpan, South Korea, and China to shift their oil purchases away from Iran.

Weather you believe or not (I open my eyes every day) so it's not hard to All will stand before the lord on the day of reckoning which man will no doubtedly usher in and those who don't believe or against god will try to wage war on the almighty to no avail, only to be left in ruins... the great Satan (adversary) will be all who oppose god in battle, that serpent of old is still here today, we live in the middle of a brood of vipers and this website is part of the venom aimed at distorting the faithfuls belief as well as a an agonist for those who wish to continue to disbelieve... CNN is anti god To my brothers and sisters who truly live in Christ Peace be with you and never forget your path despite the darkness that is trying to consume you, bring enough oil for your lamps to live in this darkness and bring extra in case of a delay, he will not abandon you... we will not be forgotten Amen To those who don't, I know the myth of Santa and the easterbunny really choked up your insides to find that they were not real, but childhood is over and it was a cruel human joke designed to make it that much harder for you to believe in that which visits you and you can't see, no matter you have life so is it too much to ask for a little belief?

American Valerie Bowden and her Ethiopian husband Alula Kibrom have developed a line of vegan, gluten - and oil - free snacks made from the ancient grain teff aimed at boosting the local community.

Additionally, President Akufo - Addo indicated that his government, in partnership with the private sector, aims to establish an integrated aluminium industry, which will exploit the country's bauxite deposits at Kyebi and Nyinahin; and also petrochemical industries from our oil and gas deposits from the Jubilee, TEN and Sankofa fields.

«When the review into LIBOR is looked at, it will of course include this market [the oil market], and will aim to publish conclusions by the end of September... as a result of this debate, and the arguments from my Hon. Friend [Robert Halfon], I will also write to the FSA about concerns raised today... It is absolutely right that we enhance transparency in the oil and commodity markets... It is clear from the data that there is a considerable time - lag involved [between oil prices and petrol prices].

Osinbajo's visit is aimed at reaffirming the readiness and determination of the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to find a permanent solution to the crisis in the oil rich region.

Cherie Messore, with the Independent Oil and Gas Association, a gas industry lobby group that is helping pay for the ads, says the spots are aimed at showing there's support for fracking.

Crist offered his support in a brief interview as he waited for Obama to arrive at a U.S. Coast Guard station for a presidential visit aimed at boosting tourism in the Gulf region, which has suffered economically as a result of the BP oil spill — the worst in American history.

«This operation was aimed at tackling the security challenges posed to safety of lives and critical oil and gas facilities in the region.

UPPER WEST SIDE — Borough President Scott Stringer took aim at what he called New York's «No. 1 polluter» Monday, calling on the city to eliminate dirty heating oil.

That effort led to collaboration between The Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank to develop a six - week cooking program research protocol aimed at improving food security — or the ability to afford adequate food — for food pantry clients by using plant - based olive oil diet recipes.

The study, aimed at quantifying the small - scale circulation that can not be captured by satellite - based altimeter measurements or general circulation models, has immediate practical applications to help better predict the path of catastrophic pollutant events, such as from future oil spills or nuclear disaster events.

Environmentalists claim that Charles Monnett of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is the victim of a «witch hunt» aimed at opening up more of Alaska to oil and gas drilling.

Although John Edwards was a stalwart in opposing nuke power, Obama believes that it will likely have a role to play in any mixed bag of alternatives aimed at replacing oil - based energy.

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources wound up a week - long meeting in Hobart, Australia, considering proposals for two «marine protected areas» aimed at conserving the ocean wilderness from fishing, drilling for oil and other industrial interests.

The technology was developed at WPI by a team led by Ali Rangwala, professor of fire protection engineering, as an outgrowth of research funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior aimed at assessing the feasibility of using in - situ burns to clean up oil spills in remote locations in the Arctic, where harsh weather can make it difficult to quickly mobilize clean - up equipment and crews.

And, although a few projects such as the Sleipner gas field in the North Sea or oil fields owned by the EnCana Corporation in Calgary, Alberta have proved that CO2 can be pumped underground and remain trapped below cap rock, they are aimed at enhancing recovery of the fossil fuels in those fields rather than permanently storing the greenhouse gas.

He also discusses the potential biotechnological implications of efforts aimed at enhancing oil accumulation in abundant plants for renewable, carbon - neutral bioenergy production.

The discovery driven group, PETRO Case Consortium at Case Western University, a Park AFM user, investigates the area of molecular, macromolecular, and supramolecular synthesis and structure of polymers and nanomaterials capable of controlled - assembly to form ultrathin films and dispersions with the aim of finding new technologies and materials that improve and replace established oil and gas field formations.

Further new - ness includes an almost lickable Pagani-esque carbonfibre windscreen frame, a subtle re-working of the bodywork aft of your head — the coupe's glazed rear deck makes way for some deftly integrated rollover protection — 8 kg of additional reinforcement in the carbonfibre tub, a greater choice of wheel styles, a transmission oil cooler to prevent cooked cogs on desert trackdays, air - con as standard, a slightly plusher cockpit with more leather and an uprated Alpine stereo, heavier but less ugly headlights and, crucially, tweaks to the chassis aimed at sweetening its steering and improving directional stability.

So aim for foods with whole fish, or at the very least foods that contain flaxseed and / or fish oil.

No advanced strategies here, just aim at your enemy (or destructable oil barrel next to them) and fire away.

His current oil stick drawings offer another vantage point - aimed at a plurality of spatial and extra-linguistic readings, the black line serves as a lyrical record of a discrete bodily impulse.

So we've pursued a series of policies aimed at encouraging the rise of innovative as well as more cost - effective clean energy technologies that can help America and developing nations reduce greenhouse gases, reduce our dependence on oil, and keep our economies vibrant and strong for decades to come.

In parallel, private initiatives aimed at the palm oil industry also seem to be helping.

When the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was negotiated more than 60 years ago, the main aim was to sustain whale stocks for their only economic value at the time — as a source of oil and meat.

The steps are laid out in «Waste Not: Common Sense Ways to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry,» the summary of a forthcoming report aimed at shaping new standards for methane pollution that the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue later this year.

David Adam of The Guardian reported over the weekend on the first international conference on «coal to liquids,» in Paris, at which a host of officials from around the world excitedly described a host of new coal - to - liquids initiatives aimed at securing flows of transportation fuel in a world facing high oil prices for a long time to come.

Here's the background paper with more detail on the proposal, which is primarily aimed at developing more accountability within the government, and particularly the White House, on overseeing a sequence of achievable steps to progressively ratchet down the amount of oil per unit of gross domestic product — «oil intensity» is the shorthand.

Even with all the compromises aimed at political consensus, the bill would surely create more incentives for speeding deployment of energy options other than conventional burning of coal and oil.

It was encouraging to hear President Obama and his spokesman last week say that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering new routes for the Dakota Access Pipeline, the $ 3.7 - billion project aimed at carrying oil from North Dakota fields to existing pipelines in Illinois more safely than on rails or highways.

This morning, Michael Levi, who analyzes energy and the environment for the Council on Foreign Relations, answered my question about the limits of presidential influence in a way that says Obama got it right by insisting that cutting demand through policies aimed at energy efficiency and the next generation of energy technologies had to be part of a long - term American energy (and oil) agenda.

Tillerson's remarks followed by just a few days a global meeting in Rio de Janeiro aimed at setting up goals for sustainable development to help the very people the oil executive mentioned.

She is currently leading Greenpeace's «Hold the Line» work aimed at halting the political and social influence of the oil industry during Trump's administration.

2007/04/28: PhysOrg: Dutch Propose System for Biofuel Import A Dutch commission proposed a system Friday aimed at ensuring that crops used to create biofuels as replacements for oil and gas do not do more harm than good.

Yesterday, the White House announced its first - ever efforts aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industries.

Some analysts believe the prices are being kept artificially low by over-production in Saudi Arabia, aimed perhaps at scuppering the U.S. shale - oil industry.