The successful defense of an oil company in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to recover clean up costs
associated with an oil spill upon the navigable waters of the United States.
In the search for water, the Yemeni government has drilled test wells in the basin that are 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) deep — depths normally
associated with the oil industry — but they have failed to find water.
And if you look at the water, climate change and depletion issues
associated with both oil shale and coal production, you'll see that these energy resources do not provide an ounce of energy security... but just prolong the inevitable, while destroying even more of our natural capital.
The environmental community was actively opposed to this pipeline, citing the tendency of pipelines to leak and pollute large areas of land and water, and the carbon emissions
associated with the oil to be transported by the pipeline.
The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and recent coal - mine disasters (not to mention mountaintop removal) have reminded Americans of the risks
associated with oil drilling and coal mining.
In the fossil fuel industry, for example, the term increasingly used to signify the long - term risk
associated with oil and gas that may become much more expensive to exploit is «stranded assets.»
The flared natural gas is typically
associated with oil production, and thus, is somewhat of a byproduct in that location.
Hosted by Philippe Cousteau, chief oceans correspondent for Planet Green, and his sister, leading water conservationist Alexandra Cousteau, Blue August will address the plethora of issues
associated with the oil spill in the Gulf and water quality in general.
We are not to believe any papers written by scientists who are
associated with any oil companies due to their obvious conflict of interest!!
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to modify leasing guidelines for: (1) lands within special tar sand areas; (2) oil shale deposits and expanded lease acreage; and (3) lease exclusion from any chargeability limitation
associated with oil and gas leases.
«The risks
associated with the oil sands, the environmental risks, are significantly different than — and probably less significant than — the kind of risks associated with offshore drilling,» said Canada's Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice.
A growing awareness of financial risks to landowners and lending institutions
associated with oil and gas drilling is slowly emerging.
Industry also works closely with STRONGER, a non-profit multi-stakeholder organization that helps states formulate robust environmental regulations
associated with oil and natural gas development, based on a detailed review and lessons learned / improvement process.
Companies have made technological advancements that substantially mitigate environmental impacts
associated with oil shale production and are committed to continued research and development in this area and environmentally responsible oil shale development.
«Unfortunately, it has a gravel mine
associated with the oil and gas development process.»
She noticed conditions worsened when there were high volumes of natural gas flares
associated with oil and gas processing.
The Fish and Wildlife Service says that no polar bears have been killed due to encounters
associated with oil and gas operations.
Candidate Conservation Agreement for the Lesser Prairie - Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)... fws.gov... grassland habitats include the construction of the infrastructure
associated with oil and gas extraction and wind farm development....
Light brown is
associated with oil — dark brown with natural gas.
Rock, Paper, Scissors examines Abstract Expressionism, a movement most
associated with oil paint and canvas, through non-painterly means, and Abstract Expressionist New York: Ideas Not Theories: Artists and The Club, 1942 — 1962peers into the activities of the legendary Greenwich Village social organization that became a forum for artists of all sorts to trade thoughts on topics ranging from Jungian psychology to Zen Buddhism.
By using a home made medium, which is described in the lesson, you can achieve the same wet - in - wet technique, which is usually
associated with oil painting.
The tax deduction is often
associated with oil - related businesses: the form itself has two columns, one of which is devoted to «oil - related activities.»
We were engaged in a broad range of activities
associated with the oil and gas business in an effort to develop oil and gas reserves.
There are plenty of other health claims
associated with oil pulling, but most are not supported by science.
Flaring of natural gas — more commonplace in the Arctic where there is less available infrastructure to capture and transport natural gas
associated with oil drilling — can be a major source.
Shirzaei was careful to say that the injection of wastewater can come from processes
associated with oil and gas extraction other than hydraulic fracturing.
Many emission factors used to estimate releases of methane — a potent greenhouse gas
associated with oil and natural gas development — are «far too low,» says Robert Howarth, an ecology and environmental biology professor at Cornell University.
Milind Deo and colleagues set out to design a better facility for handling gas
associated with oil operations.
Disposal wells, like the one in the current study, are used only to dispose of fluids
associated with oil and natural gas production, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
«Given the number of people in the state, the number of wells in the state and the amount of activity
associated with oil and gas... that's a small number.»
In all likelihood there are health risks associated with fracking, just as there are health risks
associated with oil refineries, steel mills, and automobile factories.
The rising cost of oil, its impact on global warming, the geopolitical risks
associated with oil dependency (especially as fuel for automobiles), followed more recently by the rise of cost effective alternatives presents a «change the world» opportunity for Apple.
Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges
associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»
The spill also highlighted awareness of the risks
associated with oil and gas production — sure, oilsands might have appeared relatively better as a result, but in absolute terms, they were easily portrayed as yet another example of the high costs and high risks
associated with oil extraction.
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The Panel excluded any discussion of the environmental impacts of
oil sands development, although they did allow the consideration of increased
oil prices generated by the pipeline on the taxes and royalties
associated with forecast future
oil sands production.
«This year, however, (OPEC's) production curbs will increasingly have to make do
with playing second fiddle to a Texas - sized wave of U.S. shale growth,» Stephen Brennock,
oil analyst at PVM Oil Associates, said in a research note Wednesd
oil analyst at PVM
Oil Associates, said in a research note Wednesd
Oil Associates, said in a research note Wednesday.
«
Oil industry companies would do well to be cautious and stop assuming that good relations with PDVSA can last forever due to a common interest in pumping oil,» said Raul Gallegos, associate director with the consultancy Control Ris
Oil industry companies would do well to be cautious and stop assuming that good relations
with PDVSA can last forever due to a common interest in pumping
oil,» said Raul Gallegos, associate director with the consultancy Control Ris
oil,» said Raul Gallegos,
associate director
with the consultancy Control Risks.
Statistics Canada reported in The Daily in November that, «gasoline prices have increased at a slightly faster pace in the central and eastern provinces than in the west, resulting in a spread between some provincial gasoline indices...
associated with the dual crude
oil market in Canada and the recent price differential between crude
oil benchmarks.»
«
Oil industry companies would do well to be cautious and stop assuming that good relations with PDVSA can last forever due to a common interest in pumping oil,» Raul Gallegos, associate director with the consultancy Control Risks, and author of Crude Nation, a book about how oil ruined the Venezuelan economy, said in an interview with Reute
Oil industry companies would do well to be cautious and stop assuming that good relations
with PDVSA can last forever due to a common interest in pumping
oil,» Raul Gallegos, associate director with the consultancy Control Risks, and author of Crude Nation, a book about how oil ruined the Venezuelan economy, said in an interview with Reute
oil,» Raul Gallegos,
associate director
with the consultancy Control Risks, and author of Crude Nation, a book about how
oil ruined the Venezuelan economy, said in an interview with Reute
oil ruined the Venezuelan economy, said in an interview
with Reuters.
These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate
with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks
associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks
associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and
oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties
associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks
associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.
In the 1980s, Exxon lobbied to replace scarce
oil with synthetic fossil fuels, but it glossed over the high carbon footprint
associated with synfuels.
But U.S. officials have since received intelligence reports that during that same three - day trip, Page met
with Igor Sechin, a longtime Putin
associate and former Russian deputy prime minister who is now the executive chairman of Rosneft, Russian's leading
oil company, a well - placed Western intelligence source tells Yahoo News.
Advice on home heating
oil tanks and the problems
associated with them can be found by clicking here.
Buyers should be aware of potential problems
associated with underground
oil storage tanks.
Risks
associated with investing in Industrials include the possibility of a worsening in the global economy, acquisition integration risk, operational issues, failure to introduce to market new and innovative products, further weakening in the
oil market, potential price wars due to any excesses industry capacity, and a sustained rise in the dollar relative to other currencies.
For a petro - economy such as Canada's, the financial risks
associated with the pending battle against climate change are much greater than any cyclical downturn in
oil prices.
He also supports the David Black Kitimat
oil project
with associated pipelines or train delivery and supertankers traversing the length of the dangerous Douglas Channel —
with its submarine fault line that has already caused several tsunamis down the Channel.
From a strictly legal perspective, the relevant question is not whether there is a sufficient connection to any particular existing or proposed
oil sands development or other production activity, and certainly not whether such projects or activities were included in the Terms of Reference (ToR), but rather simply whether the GHGs
associated with the production of bitumen that will be transported by the NGP are an «environmental effect» of that project (see NGP Report, Volume II, Appendix 4, Terms of Reference, which defines «environmental effect» very broadly to mean «any change that the project may cause in the environment.»
He works to reduce tropical deforestation, notably in Southeast Asia,
associated with the production of agricultural commodities (like palm
oil, soy, beef and leather) used in products sold by major private sector retailers and brands.