Sentences with phrase «concerned about oil»

The rangers, and civil society groups, and fishermen, they're really concerned about the oil.

Still, I know there are Americans who are concerned about oil companies drilling in environmentally sensitive waters.

Can Obama assuage those concerned about oil sands» large greenhouse - gas emissions, while maintaining true to his commitment to an «all - of - the - above» energy policy?

Both pipelines face two forms of opposition: widely dispersed environmentalists worried about climate change, and stakeholders along the route more concerned about oil spills.

Everyone concerned about oil prices should watch Bahrain, according to global intelligence company Stratfor.

The Chinese leadership, and particularly the military, is very concerned about oil import dependency and has made a concerted effort to keep its foreign oil sources as diversified as possible.

With the prospect of serious Chinese investment in Canada now a reality, however, Harper is signalling that American environmental concerns about our oil are «all the more reason» for Canada to look at trade diversification, particularly diversification of energy exports.

Given that concerns about an oil and gas supply crunch in the future due to near - term underinvestment are globally rising, Japan should continue to highlight the importance of engagement in shale - related projects from a long - term perspective.

Freshman Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik shares Senator Schumer's concern about oil trains, including his mantra to build stronger cars, but she believes in other ways to reduce the reliance on oil trains to move Bakken crude.

Expresses its serious concern about oil concessions reportedly granted within the marine area of the property, notes that any decision to go forward with oil exploration would be incompatible with World Heritage status, and urges the State Party to enact legislation to prohibit oil exploration within the Belize Barrier Reef System on the basis of its status as a World Heritage property;

So, I think concerns about oil shale and tar sands are overdone.

This country did not agree on how to value or price its concerns about oil imports (others taxed oil), whether or not one should move away from oil (others taxed all fuels), and more recently about CO2 (the brave Nordic countries have CO2 taxes).

Not exact matches

LONDON, May 2 - Oil recovered some ground on Wednesday after the previous day's slide, helped by concerns about possible renewed U.S. sanctions on major exporter Iran although price gains were capped by rising U.S. supply.

NEW YORK, April 24 - Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as concerns the United States might reinstate sanctions against Iran faded somewhat, reducing worries about the future of Iranian exports.

Oil prices rose overnight amid concerns over geopolitical developments, particularly concerns about Iran.

Oil prices fell as increased drilling in the United States pointed to more output, raising concerns about a return of oversupply.

Oil prices rose about 2 percent on tensions in the Middle East and concerns of a further fall in Venezuelan output.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 30 (Reuters)- The term «demand destruction» is again entering the lexicon of the current crude oil market as the sharp rise in prices raises concerns about when do consumers start cutting back on their fuel consumption.

Trump's action, which comes in his fourth full day in office, would be a boon for oil producers concerned about limited pipeline capacity bringing oil to market.

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

If they did try to use it we would be in court immediately seeking an injunction to stop them from using it, but we would probably have to get in line behind oil companies that would be concerned about contracts that they have with companies in B.C. to deliver product.»

At Exxon, weak refining results were coupled with lower oil production, fueling concern about Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods» turnaround plan for the world's largest publicly traded oil producer.

In commodities, oil futures lingered near six - week lows over concerns about a supply glut amid faltering demand.

When asked about contagion effects from the decline in oil prices, Yellen said that «leverage in the financial system in general is way down» from levels before the crisis, and said it isn't a «major» concern that some entities would be effected by the decline in oil prices.

The dramatic drop in oil prices to $ 40 - 60 in the past four years after a decade of $ 100 per barrel oil has lessened consumer concerns about gasoline prices and boosted SUVs and truck sales.

Syria is not a significant oil producer, but any sign of conflict in the region triggers concern about crude flows across the wider Middle East.

Oil prices were up most of the day, tracking the dollar, despite concerns about rising U.S. inventories.

Four - in - five British Columbians are concerned about the expected increase in oil tanker traffic at Kitimat and through the passage (83 %) and the risk of an oil spill (80 %) if the Enbridge Northern Gateway is authorized.

Now, it's not just metals and oil to be concerned about but GRAIN!

A number of factors have contributed, including concerns about dropping oil prices, slowing growth in China and geopolitical tensions (among them, concerns over the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis and ISIS attacks).

Looking for something, well, boring to invest in at a time of soaring oil prices, Middle East unrest, concern about inflation and so on?

While the trade data had little impact on U.S. financial markets, concerns about weakening global demand pushed Brent crude oil prices to the lowest level in more than four years, dragging down U.S. stocks.

Growing concern about climate change and the election of Barack Obama mean that the enormous carbon footprint of the oil sands may eventually become a cost to producers.

«Growing concern about climate change — from society in general, and from long - term shareholders in particular — has forced oil companies to think about the implications of a transition to a low - carbon economy.

Concerns that President Donald Trump is about to impose new sanctions on Iran have sent oil Continue Reading

The possibility of an oil spill off the coast of Metro Vancouver looms large in the minds of B.C. residents, saying by a margin of five - to - one that it is the single biggest concern they have about the Trans Mountain project.

Oil and gas producer Midstates Petroleum Co Inc raised doubts about its ability to remain as a going concern and said it may need to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Oil and gas companies in Canada and the U.S. have both raised concerns about whether new railway safety regulations would drive up costs of shipping oil and damage their competitiveneOil and gas companies in Canada and the U.S. have both raised concerns about whether new railway safety regulations would drive up costs of shipping oil and damage their competitiveneoil and damage their competitiveness.

InsideClimate News reviewed 25 years» worth of shareholder proposals at the three largest U.S. oil companies — ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips — to see how they responded to investor concerns about climate change.

2008: A month before Exxon's annual meeting, heirs to the Rockefeller oil fortune held a press conference to publicly express their concern about the company's attitude toward climate change and other issues.

Since the July 2013 Lac - Megantic fatal train disaster and other recent incidents involving oil by rail, Transport Canada has faced questions about whether it adequately addressed safety oversight concerns surrounding the transportation of dangerous cargo, which were repeatedly raised in internal audits.

However, with questions now being raised about the profitability of fracking operations as oil prices tumble, the industry appears to have inadvertently addressed Mitchell's concerns all by itself.

It logged a third week of gains, up by 0.5 %, bolstered by geopolitical tension in the Middle East and concerns about supply disruptions in key oil - producing nations, such as Venezuela.

That might be due to concerns about Southwestern's financial struggles over the past several years as the result of its decision to finance a major acquisition with debt, or it could simply be bad timing amid falling oil prices.

Shaken by shale oil production in the United States, softening demand from China and Europe, and rising global concern about climate change, Canada's tar...

While this is still below 2014 levels, higher oil prices, improved European growth and some evidence of stabilizing inflation in Europe appear to have left investors less concerned about the prospect of deflation.

Over the first six weeks of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 10 %, as the prospect of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, a slump in oil prices, and concerns about economic conditions in Europe and China caused the long - running bull market to stumble.

With concerns about a growth slowdown, a strong U.S. dollar, and the plunge in oil prices continuing to linger, some investors have remained cautious about allocating their exposure to emerging markets.

Syria is not a significant oil producer, but any sign of conflict in the region tends to trigger concern about potential disruption to crude flows across the wider Middle East, home to some of the world's biggest producers.

Sectarian violence in Iraq sent oil surging on Thursday, propelling both Brent and West Texas Intermediate up about two percent intraday amid growing concerns about a threat to global supply.