Sentences with phrase «by an oil company as»

Would it be remotely appropriate for the IPCC to use a document created by an oil company as the sole basis for dramatic statements about future events?

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Spending by oil companies fell sharply as oil plunged below $ 30 a barrel in 2016, dragging on U.S. economic growth.

Many oil sands production facilities, while not directly harmed by wildfire, have been taken offline as companies evacuate

• Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries, Egypt's state - owned oil company, has picked a consortium led by CI Capital as lead managers and bookrunners for an IPO that could raise about $ 150 million, Bloomberg reports.

With the complicity of corrupt authorities, the oil was then shipped to a refinery belonging to Riolio, a company owned by Domenica Ribatti, where it was leavened with actual olive oil, then packaged and sold to customers as the real thing.

As a vice-president of parent company China National Petroleum Corp. explained at an oil and gas industry conference in Calgary, the company felt it was being shut out of Canada's oilsands by political pressure from the U.S. and had lost confidence in Enbridge's ability to manage aboriginal opposition to the line.

Prior shareholder letters insisted the proposals were misguided or ignored the company's efforts to spell out its position that even a world intent on limiting temperature rises would still need more oil — a position shared by bodies such as the International Energy Agency, which sees oil demand rising for some years to come yet.

Abramovich was in Fribourg court as part of a lawsuit brought by the London - based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development against Abramovich, Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, and the Russian energy company Gazprom Neft, a bank spokesman said Wednesday.

By cultivating relationships with oil and gas companies now, UAS manufacturers like Insitu and Aerovironment are positioning themselves to continue supplying the industry with hardware and operational expertise as exploration activities in the Arctic expand.

As of August 2011, oil and gas companies still said there had never been a documented case of drinking water contaminated by fracking.

Isabel Dos Santos, the woman listed by Forbes as Africa's first female billionaire, has been unceremoniously fired from her post as head of Angola's national oil company Sonangol, according to newswire reports.

Oil prices fell by another 24 % in the fourth quarter, as global supplies continued to outstrip demand, further eroding oil companies» upstream revenuOil prices fell by another 24 % in the fourth quarter, as global supplies continued to outstrip demand, further eroding oil companies» upstream revenuoil companies» upstream revenues.

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 80 - year - old has founded 10 oil and gas companies in his career and has been an early supporter of at least as many ventures by other people.

Raitt's three - year timeline to fully dispose of older DOT - 111A tankers (and immediate phase - out of 5,000 of the most vulnerable cars) is going to be a difficult one to meet given the existing capacity for suppliers to build new tankers, as well as the desire of oil and gas companies to continue the exponential increases in oil - by - rail shipments into the future.

The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts.

Precision shares, though, are off nearly 30 % from their all - time high, as the company's earnings have been hit by weakness in the oil and gas sector, where the majority of the company's non-aerospace sales come from.

MILAN (AP)-- Italian gas and oil company Eni says first - quarter profits dropped slightly as production grew by 4 percent amid rising oil prices.

Build on its record as the first government to achieve an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by working with provinces to reduce emissions from the oil and gas sectors while ensuring Canadian companies remain competitive.

Based on that logic, Enbridge has warned that oil companies could pay as much as $ 315 - million in additional annual tolls by 2013 if Keystone XL is built, and takes away some of the crude that might otherwise flow through the Enbridge system.

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Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Not surprisingly, we see the year 1993 as dominated by integrated oil companies, consumer giants, and then, the world's largest company, but now a very broken conglomerate, General Electric (GE).

Like Kathleen I was not impressed that she started by calling the big oil companies as soon as the following day.

Teekay Tankers was primarily negatively affected by the severe drop in crude oil prices sending tanker rates to the lowest levels in more than three years, as well as some temporary oil production outages in markets the company's tankers serve.

A recent report also forecasted that nearly 150 oil platforms in the North Sea are scheduled to be decommissioned by 2026, as one in seven barrels there are produced at a loss, and around half of the 22 companies in the area are currently operating with significant deficits.

Oil Search chief executive Peter Botten described the upgrade as «an excellent result» and noted the independent estimate by certifiers Netherland, Sewell & Associates is broadly in line with the Port Moresby - based company's internal estimates.

As is the case at many energy companies, growth is being driven by oil and liquids, while management limits spending on lower - return natural gas projects.

The ATO's attack on Exxon comes as unions continue a public campaign seeking to highlight the perceived lack of tax paid by the oil company.

After years of declining output, major oil companies have ramped up crude production this year, just as they are being battered by a plunge in prices due to already excessive supplies.

Iran Kuwait Offshore Field Kuwait's state - run oil company is planning US$ 42 billion in investments by 2022, as the country pursues a three-fold strategy to increase oil production, expand its refineries Continue Reading

Lying on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, the one - time backwater was transformed by an economic boom as the winding down of the conflict and a spike in commodity prices drew oil companies and multinational agricultural interests to areas that were previously off limits.

This company had mostly American oil companies as backers — hence the Persia / BP Iraq / American oil division by Roosevelt.

Founded in the UK by Dr Richard Seligman in 1910 as the Aluminium Plant & Vessel Company, APV initially manufactured welded vessels for the brewery and vegetable oil industries and has pioneered ground - breaking technologies during the course of a century, setting standards of the modern processing industry.

All palm oil sourced by the DuPont facility in Grindsted, Denmark, where the company manufactures the majority of its emulsifier products, will be CSPO - certified (Certified Sustainable Palm Oil) as of January 1, 20oil sourced by the DuPont facility in Grindsted, Denmark, where the company manufactures the majority of its emulsifier products, will be CSPO - certified (Certified Sustainable Palm Oil) as of January 1, 20Oil) as of January 1, 2015.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) is a collective of progressive palm oil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issuOil Innovation Group (POIG) is a collective of progressive palm oil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issuoil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issuOil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issues.

There, following a military coup in June 2009, dozens of farmer leaders have been assassinated by private and state security forces, as they have tried to resist being evicted from their lands by companies in charge of a rapidly expanding palm oil monoculture.

The lawsuits are the latest legal challenges against oil companies over climate change and come as the firms are searching for new business models amid pressure by governments and consumers for cleaner energy.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has expressed its readiness to partner with Shell Companies in Nigeria by deploying its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to help secure the companies» oil and gas pipelines as well as other critical oil installations in the NigCompanies in Nigeria by deploying its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to help secure the companies» oil and gas pipelines as well as other critical oil installations in the Nigcompanies» oil and gas pipelines as well as other critical oil installations in the Niger Delta.

The minority in Parliament has noted with grave concern the sale of contaminated fuel product to the tune of five million litres to a company known as Movenpiina by the MD of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited under very dubious and bizarre circumstances in another clear example of escalating corruption in the Akufo - Addo / Bawumia Government.

Since its first boat patrol into Newtown Creek over eight years ago, Riverkeeper has established itself as the leading pollution enforcer on Newtown Creek, exemplified by its citizen suits against oil companies, cement manufacturers and other polluters.

The confusing message is just the latest instance of a government response which has been criticised as overly shrill by Labour, oil company Esso and the AA.

However, he alluded to a comment made by host of the show, Kwami Sefa Kayi that heads of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Energy Ministry's recent encounter as well as the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company issue were examples of what was happening.

A combination of the new fiscal regime and GNPC's promotional activities yielded results, as a number of oil exploration companies invested in Ghana, which led to the discovery in 2007 of the Jubilee Fields, followed by a quick succession of other discoveries, including the TEN fields.»

«These transactions werenot required to be presented as contracts to the Board of NNPC and, of course, the monetary value of any crude oil eventually lifted by any of the companies goes straight into the federation account and not to the company.

In a speech delivered by Jereh Group's Chairman and Co-founder, Mr. Sun Weijie stated that, «as one of China's largest independent oil and gas companies, Jereh Group will harness its resources and capabilities into numerous other opportunities within the Ghanaian energy sector.

Surface slicks may account for as little as 2 per cent of the oil now spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study of a controlled deep - water spill conducted in 2000 by the US Minerals Management Service and a consortium of oil companies, including BP.

Schaller: (laughs) As far as the wildlife refuge, I got a whole page of quotes by everything from presidents down to oil company executives, but the number of lies and the amount of ignorance that's displayed is horrendous in our government officialAs far as the wildlife refuge, I got a whole page of quotes by everything from presidents down to oil company executives, but the number of lies and the amount of ignorance that's displayed is horrendous in our government officialas the wildlife refuge, I got a whole page of quotes by everything from presidents down to oil company executives, but the number of lies and the amount of ignorance that's displayed is horrendous in our government officials.

Oil companies, such as BP, and countries led by Canada have spoken out against it, saying it is unfair and unscientific.

The Electric Power Development company says its experimental power plant in Kitakyushu has a generating efficiency of 35 per cent, far better than the 20 per cent achieved by other waste - burning plants and as good as an oil - fired plant.