Sentences with phrase «business like oil»

Most people see love and business like oil and water.

Not exact matches

But for several years, companies in southern Louisiana, where his business is located, have suffered along with the oil industry, which is affected by changes in global oil supplies and technologies like fracking.

Norwegian Cruise Line President and CEO Frank Del Rio speaks about the state of the cruise industry and what things like tax reform and oil prices mean for the business.

She likes IHS Markit (info), a London - based firm that provides business services to the energy industry, among others, and which is poised for a boost in business from oil and gas clients emerging from their slump.

There's no business quite like oil business, and it made Rockefeller filthy rich.

But the reason they're expecting to do well this year has more to do with their marketing efforts, rather than the recovering economy or other factors like low oil prices, according to a small business holiday survey from Constant Contact, an online marketing firm in Waltham, Massachusetts.

VistaVu's decision to move closer to the decision - makers located in the Texas oil capital offers some valuable insights on how to establish a profile and grow your presence in a dense business hub like Houston, which is for the oil industry what Manhattan is for the investment banking sector.

It has actually encouraged foreign participation from oil giants like Exxon Mobil (XOM), Shell, Chevron and BP in its offshore oil business as a way of quickly ramping up production as Petrobras (PBR) had neither the money nor the expertise in doing it alone.

Skeptics feel that these figures are mostly repercussions of a combination of the ECB's quantitative easing program and cheap oil, but positive indicators like rebounding business and consumer confidence show clear signs of economic improvement.

«It's like Netflix for oil and gas,» John Gibson, an advisor at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co who previously ran the oil - services business for Halliburton, told Bloomberg.

Every action you perform on Facebook — and its sister services like Instagram and WhatsApp — surrenders data to the business» well - oiled surveillance machinery.

At that point, I realized that, like him, many business owners are stumbling around a minefield of misinformation about SEO which is being propagated by snake oil salesmen littered across the industry.

Despite efforts from the likes of Shell, BP and Exxon to reassure investors their business models are compatible with a low - carbon economy, some 71 per cent of fund managers said they have not yet decided whether they think oil companies can make a successful transition to a low carbon economy, and 41 per cent do not have a strategy for engaging with oil companies on the issue.

For instance, if you have built up a sizable position of 3,300 Royal Dutch Shell shares, you could take the $ 12,400 + in oil dividends and make an investment into a timeless business like Brown Forman, Colgate - Palmolive, or Hershey.

As owner of the five - year - old, Lancaster, Pennsylvnia - based Katerina's Finest, an olive oil importer and distributor, Zeppos says signing up with a barter network, comprised of local small business owners and companies that offer personal services, has been a godsend, particularly for financially - strapped startups like hers.

Sure miners may have been sold today due to leveraged investors selling to go into cash, but how does that «squeeze» the mining business if gold is risng RELATIVE to input costs like crude oil and commodities?

Organizations like the Maritimes Energy Association and the Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (Noia) support organizations and businesses by coordinating attendance, generating awareness of events, and creating opportunities to make meaningful business connections.

Chevron's refining business, which processes crude oil into fuels like gasoline, saw profits surge 70 percent from last year to $ 1.8 billion.

Like every commodity business, this is a cyclical one, and for «big oil» the next three years are going to be the sweet spot in that cycle.

After its disastrous venture into the oil and gas business, it looks like Freeport McMoRan is back on the right track.

My wife (Nicaraguan) and I spend a lot of time in Nicaragua, and I can tell you that the biggest capitalist in the country is Ortega — he personally controls (with Chavez) all the major businesses in the country, like oil, PetroNica.

The world's exploding population has made it profitable for big business to raze forests so it can plant mega crops like soy and oil palm; meanwhile, on a much, much smaller scale, subsistence farmers often clear trees so they can plant crops to feed their families and bring in small amounts of cash.

... like antibiotic - free, cage - free, humanely - raised chickens • non-GMO, trans - fat - free canola fryer oil • Wisconsin honey and cheese • dairy, eggs, and produce sourced from Midwest farms • cane sugar soda, premium iced teas and housemade lemonade • small batch, front porch cocktails • local craft beers • and ingredients from like - minded, local businesses

The term connotes the business and lobbying power of soft drink companies who, like Big Oil and Big Tobacco, would use that power to influence politicians and voters.

Regardless of those who continually spew nonsense about how we can't compete with the oil - rich fat cats and the like, this club and it's majority owner have bags of cash at the ready, but simply refuse to deviate from the business model that has allowed them to reap the rewards of our financial loyalty without assuming any monetary risks whatsoever.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

talk about skewing the stats to fit your own conclusions... this is like a slap in the face to every real Arsenal fan... have you no shame, have you no dignity, have you no sense of right from wrong... if you think everything was so well orchestrated why is everyone and their brother laughing at the way in which we conduct business both on and off the field... either you're a paid hack or a delusional buffoon... regardless you can't be a genuine Arsenal fan because the difficulties facing this club having been going on for years and this latest episode in our pathetic recent history is but a glaring reminder of how far we have fallen... I'm not going to waste my time discrediting every single ridiculous statement you made in your love letter to Wenger, but if you write another article I will gladly expose you for the fraud you truly are... this club is in desperate need of a serious cleansing and for you to try and package this dog and pony show as a well - oiled machine is a direct insult to anyone who has supported this team during the supposed «lean» years... the deceptive and disrespectful manner in which this organization has treated it's fans is an abomination to supporters everywhere and for you to even try to justify their actions is akin to saying just shut - up and keep filling our pockets... so please crawl back under whatever stone you crawled out from under and think carefully before you spew this type of propaganda ever again

, If we are a business like every one seems to think, then lets act like one and invest, Do nt tell me we have n`t got the money and all these oil rich clubs cant buy everyone.

His Vice President mesmerised the whole world with his famous $ 15 million addressing system, his cousin, the Finance Minister sat in his room with his wife and business associates and issued a $ 2.25 bond on behalf of the people of Ghana, his ministers are inflating cost of projects in the name of «typo error» and his cousins selling our oil like tomatoes on Mallam Atta market.

So... while (1) subsidies for businesses (like the oil companies» outrageous subsidies) are a CREDIT or GAIN from the perspective of businesses, they most certainly can be called (2) handouts or foregone income or SPENDING from the government's perspective... which is a DEBIT or LOSS for the government.

It's going to slough away environmental pollutants like oil and dirt that fall on our faces as we go about our business every day.

Part exfoliant, part lubricant, this hardworking oil lets you woosh away dead skin cells like nobody's business by breaking down the oil complex that binds them together.

A self - made businessman who runs like Rocky and relentlessly pursues the big dream, Abel has put up everything he owns to buy a chunk of riverside real estate that would allow his home - heating - oil business to flourish.

With that said, you and everyone else should know, this is a typical way that places like Jiffy Lube (or other quick oil change places) do business.

Disrespect for the very people that keep them in business leads people like me to say a paycheck, buy a jack and change the oil and do brakes / rotors myself.

The poles being white reflect heat which is why its critical that we do nt melt the poles more or have black roads) this * is * causing more gloabal warming, white roads would be COOL literally helping to act like the poles... for those of you that understand this PLEASE help promote this idea and you can help now by coating your old tarmac drive with bonded white chippings, start a business doing it, easy cheap startup, loads of demand, you can make as much money doing this as you like, the demand is immense and will grow as the idea catches on) Going back to our oil scenario: These pipelines carry oil to fuel dirty inefficient engines machines that for their 15 year lifespan spew poison gases into our limited atmosphere.

Just like Microsoft has own the PC business forever in a monopoly like none since Standard Oil they are now waning.

I come from the oil and gas business, and the decline of my spouses book pub'd only on Amazon showed a decline curve remarkably like those of «depletion drive» reservoirs.

You need to run your home like a well oiled business.

That means that a company like SXL may suffer a decline in its own business, as there may be less demand for moving oil and refined products around.

Mining companies and oil and gas exploration and production companies have direct exposure to commodities prices, and affiliated businesses, like heavy - equipment manufacturers and oilfield - services companies, tend to do better when the underlying commodities are performing well.

Knowing that the staff is the face of their company, Chuck & Don's continues to impress me with the quality of people they hire to carry out their mission and run their business like a well - oiled machine.

If I was stuck in a pool of oil like ol' Uncle Petrie, Sophie would pull me out like no one's business.

To stop paying OPEC would entail changing the mindset of this administration and its donors and supporters in big business, prominently including oil companies and associated war - profiteering companies like Hallburton, so I wonder about the depth of your commitment to alternative (renewable) energy sources; please correct me if I am wrong.

It's an ideal way to maintain control over decision - making before nature does it for us in the form of dwindling reserves like peak oil or a permanently degraded environment (neither of which are good for business), or governments institute the tough regulations that are surely coming if business doesn't clean up its act.

What the CTL folks are doing — just like the oil shale and tar sands folks are doing — is trying to find a way to keep supplying energy to a business - as - usual model in a world of rapidly rising energy demands.

If Neven finds it repulsing to be associated with GWPF, how is it to be associated with the likes of Al Gore who sold his business to Big Oil?

If other countries like China and India want to buy that oil, then that is their business.

IF hemp were legalized, since hemp is SUPERIOR to other available natural resources, a few petrochemical monopolies would no longer be feasible... including monsanto's GMO cotton business that consumes HALF of the petrochemical pesticides sprayed in the USA, Hearst's deforestation business would no longer profit from destroying our forests, and we would no longer need Rockefeller's fossil fuels - because we can replace coal (electricity) with hemp pyrolysis, and we can replace gasoline with vegetable oil methanol, and dupont's toxic plastic business would be replaced with non-toxic, biodegradable, stronger, lighter, hemp plastics like they're already using to make Mercedes car parts.

Just like researchers at other oil and gas companies, notably Exxon, Shell's scientists and managers understood, before the general public, that uncontrolled greenhouse gas emissions could eventually put its core businesses at risk — and alter ecosystems and put much of the world's population in peril.