Sentences with phrase «biggest oil firm»

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The decision, which has not been previously reported, raises the question of whether other big and profitable oil firms with small refineries - such as...

The firm employed a long - short strategy — it went long on the stocks that took a big hit from falling oil prices and shorted those that didn't.

Some of these companies won't surprise you: There are several energy firms on the list of the Fortune 500's biggest losers, reflecting the enormous decline in oil prices that occurred in the second half of last year.

The decline in copper prices and even sharper drop in oil prices led the Phoenix - based firm to take big losses in the final quarter of 2014.

In a report Tuesday, the research firm IHS Markit said that the world's biggest oil companies have divested offshore holdings and become less active in acquiring new tracts.

Europe's big integrated oil firms suffer some of the worst conglomerate discounts (see chart).

The world's 50 biggest investment banks made revenue of $ 1.6 billion from trading, selling derivatives and other activities in metals last year, compared to $ 1.4 billion in oil, according to Coalition, a financial industry analytics firm.

The recent oil shale boom was powered mostly by small firms because larger multinationals like Exxon and BP are structured for big payoff, technically - difficult projects like deep water drilling and Arctic exploration.

Reuters data shows that Exxon Mobil reported EBITDA of $ 23 billion last year, and the world's biggest listed oil firm currently has a market capitalization of $ 335 billion.

Saudi Arabia is getting ready to list 5 percent of its crown jewel — state oil firm Aramco — in what could be the biggest IPO ever.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters)- Saudi oil giant Aramco will buy an equity stake in Malaysian firm Petronas» major refining and petrochemical project, the companies said on Tuesday, pumping in $ 7 billion in its biggest downstream investment outside the kingdom.

Corporate Knights said this analysis could explain «why some of the biggest oil sands players are gobbling up low - carbon patents and quietly running the numbers on different scenarios, such as when they should exit the oil sands or make the shift to becoming predominately alternative fuel and green energy firms.»

I saw that your recipe includes coconut oil — a firm favourite in my kitchen — and thought I should let you know I'm giving away a big plant - based food hamper (worth over # 100) for anyone looking to start out eating plant - based or stock up, which includes coconut oil!

The crawfish in the fricassee were big, tender, firm and utterly delicious in a slow - simmered sauce of rich, brown roux (oil, flour, and water).

«Short of a major problem, Andrew will win by maybe 60 percent,» said billionaire businessman and real estate mogul John Catsimatidis, the chairman of oil, gas and real estate firm Red Apple Group and a big Cuomo supporter.

Ironically, while Hinton joined a firm with a long list of major business clients, she maintains a hostile - to - the - private - sector posture in a self - description on her personal Twitter page: «Taking on big oil, big banks & other big bullies one tweet at a time in Washington DC & New York.»

Securities in the natural resources sector such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), the world's biggest oil company, Goldcorp (NYSE: GG), the world's biggest gold firm, and promising small caps in the energy sector such as Mondial Ventures (OTC: MNVN), and Premium Exploration (OTC: PMMEF), in the gold group offer a wide array of choices for investors.

Many other articles on this site have extolled the benefits of investing in energy firms of all size ranging from Big Oil like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) to promising small caps like Mondial Ventures (OTN: MNVND).

From The Guardian: «The connection to the chemical firm Solvay suggests opposition to action on global warming, once spearheaded by big oil, is spreading to other industries that will also be affected by proposals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases.»

Elsewhere, low prices and the difficulties of operating in the Arctic's dangerous waters now repel big firms attracted to the region back when oil fetched over $ 100 a barrel.

According to an article in the Guardian newspaper, published on the 8th of July 2015, ExxonMobil, the world's biggest oil company, knew as early as 1981 of climate change — seven years before it became a public issue, according to a newly discovered email from one of the firm's own scientists.

Mitchell Energy, rightly credited for pioneering shale gas fracking, was a medium - size firm in the oil and gas industry: big enough to invest substantial funds into R&D, but small enough as to have few alternatives other than to bet on shale.

In private, big energy firms were offered sweetheart deals to acquiesce to the climate bill, including expanded offshore drilling for oil giants like BP and taxpayer subsidies for coal and nuclear interests that outstripped those for clean energy.

There is no need for Big Oil to hire expensive PR and lobbying firms or fund «conservative think tanks», because the environmental movement and politicians do all their own negative PR for them.

Law firms should take these attacks against big oil as a warning — and should bear in mind the FBI's advisory in late 2010 that law firms are increasingly the targets of hackers.

If you have clients (in - house or of your firm) at corporations that work overseas, Geoff Gussis recommends that you take a hint from what's happening at DaimlerChrysler and big oil and revisit the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Mr. Budd, a shareholder of Baron & Budd since 1985 and president and managing shareholder since 2002, has expanded the firm from its cornerstone asbestos practice to a national firm capable of tackling the biggest defendants in areas as diverse as pharmaceutical and medical device injury, water contamination, BP Gulf oil spill, financial fraud and various other areas of practice.

'' Whether in the pages of the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal or in Associated Press stories, big corporations such as the banks, oil companies, and drug firms are shown to be, in the words of one concise prosecutor, «lying, cheating and stealing.»

Yet often to the frustration of even the big firm intermediaries such as law librarians and knowledge management specialists, they are obliged to deal with possibly questionable business practices and snake oil salespeople masquerading as trainers and technical advisers, when the need and desire is for expertise, experience and intimacy that are not made available, because they do not exist.

A year ago this week, the Supreme Court freed corporate America to fully engage in campaigns, prompting dire predictions that Big Oil, Wal - Mart or even foreign firms would suddenly flood the political marketplace.

Throughout his career, Naveen has represented a diverse client base from big - box retailers, apparel and lifestyle clients including Walgreens, Ikea, JC Penney, Staples and Dollar General to global corporate service firms, such as Shell Oil Company, Ford Motor Company and AT&T.