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France, which has pushed for oil sanctions, appears to have overcome resistance among some EU member states who had expressed concerns over economic costs of an oil embargo.

Addressing the environmental and economic costs of oil is a major goal of Oregon's Clean Fuels Program, a flexible but ambitious program reauthorized in 2015 by the Oregon State Legislature.

Not exact matches

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

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.

It wants a straight, perfectly positioned, well - drilled drain hole right down the identified sweet spot of the reservoir being targeted, one that, when completed, will yield the maximum amount of oil over its economic life at the lowest possible cost.

The recent rise in oil prices, itself partly a reflection of stronger global economic conditions, has directly added to CPI inflation in the past two quarters and may have a further contribution through effects on business costs and price expectations.

If there is extensive pollution involved in the pumping, transportation, and processing of the oil, this has its economic costs.

For decades, policymakers and experts have seen foreign oil dependence as a concrete economic and political problem which required sober technical analysis and efficient solutions — an approach perhaps best reflected in countless attempts to quantify precisely the various costs and benefits of importing oil.

«If you take the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)[report], they said 2017 and onward is going to be a period of prosperity for Ghana and that is because of the foundation that we have laid, it's because of the work that we have done, we've eliminated a lot of the deficits that were created by huge subsidies on utility tariffs, we eliminated a lot of the subsidies that created huge deficits on the cost of petroleum products, today as I speak, Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is running, and producing petroleum products for Ghana, we have enough stock of LPG, our tanks and strategic reserves for petroleum products are all full, and, so, we have ships standing offshore Ghana with petroleum products, but there is no space to offload those products, and, so, we've done a good job in stabilising various sectors of the economy.

But, what has impressed me most of all is Richard Becker's resourcefulness and creativity evidenced by his role while a member of the Cortlandt Town Board in bringing about the innovative Cortlandt Heating Oil Plan (CHOP), which at the height of the economic crisis provided both heating oil discounts as well as conservation tips and energy audits to help local residents afford to heat their homes at a time when many were risking their health by living in homes that were too cold because they couldn't afford the high cost of heating oOil Plan (CHOP), which at the height of the economic crisis provided both heating oil discounts as well as conservation tips and energy audits to help local residents afford to heat their homes at a time when many were risking their health by living in homes that were too cold because they couldn't afford the high cost of heating ooil discounts as well as conservation tips and energy audits to help local residents afford to heat their homes at a time when many were risking their health by living in homes that were too cold because they couldn't afford the high cost of heating oiloil.

One could frame the debate in the advantages of using less fossil fuel, which range from lower costs to people (an all electric car has operating costs about 1/4 that of a gasoline vehicle), to balance of payments (less capital flowing out of the country, especially relevant to countries who import most of their oil), to terrorism (not funding it, and western influence leaving the ME, which is the basis of most ME terrorist organizations) to conflict in general (most of the major conflicts in the last 30 years have involved ME oil), to finite supply (when we run out, we'll be facing a global economic meltdown).

As high cost of petrol pump price cripples economic activities in Akwa Ibom state, the leadership of the state Chapter of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has accused Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) for the high cost of the product in the state

Audience question: Big oil and big coal argue that the transition from a fossil fuel — based economy to a clean - energy economy will come at a severe economic cost in the form of jobs.

While the study does not prove that hydraulic fracturing actually causes these health problems, the authors say, the hospitalization increases observed over the relatively short time span of observation suggests that healthcare costs of hydraulic fracturing must be factored into the economic benefits of unconventional gas and oil drilling.

This information aids understanding of the impact of the reservoir heterogeneity and other operational parameters for economic decision - making and the cost - effectiveness of CO2 sequestration through enhanced oil recovery at other depleted reservoirs.

In this issue, we address the economic costs of deflation, the evolution of investment after the financial crisis, the role of debt in the recent drop in oil prices, how financial inclusion affects central bank policy, and market liquidity.

The Carbon Limits study, which analyzed records from over 4,000 surveys of oil and gas facilities, reported that 97 percent of the volume of leaks comes from leaks which are economic to repair — i.e., the revenues from the additional gas are greater than the cost of the repair.

The economic argument is not a climate science issue, it is a resulting issue, a policy issue, combined with a slew of other issues such as peak oil and industry gone wild that long term has negative return on investment written all over it, due to short term thinking inconsiderate of the ramifications of egregious exploitation of the earths resources for the benefit of a few at the cost of many.

Tar Sands Environmental Destruction Not Worth It At the risk of sounding flippant, sounds like too little too late: I'll stand by the WWF's assessment that the economic and environmental costs of continuing to develop tar sands and oil shales — in energy speak «unconventional fuels» — are simply unthinkable.

via: The Star, Calgary Herald and EcoGeek Tar Sands Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK A Picture is Worth... The Alberta Tar Sands

The Alaska experience may not be generalizable across the US; the cost of living is high, economic opportunities are mostly limited to oil, tourism and fishing, and the climate is inhospitable.

Gasoline indirect cost calculated based on International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA), The Real Price of Gasoline, Report No. 3 (Washington, DC: 1998), p. 34, and updated using ICTA, Gasoline Cost Externalities Associated with Global Climate Change: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: September 2004), ICTA, Gasoline Cost Externalities: Security and Protection Services: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: January 2005), Terry Tamminen, Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006), p. 60, and Bureau for Economic Analysis, «Table 3 — Price Indices for Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Purchases,» GDP and Other Major Series, 1929 — 2007 (Washington, DC: August 2007); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), This Week in Petroleum (Washington, DC: various issucost calculated based on International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA), The Real Price of Gasoline, Report No. 3 (Washington, DC: 1998), p. 34, and updated using ICTA, Gasoline Cost Externalities Associated with Global Climate Change: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: September 2004), ICTA, Gasoline Cost Externalities: Security and Protection Services: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: January 2005), Terry Tamminen, Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006), p. 60, and Bureau for Economic Analysis, «Table 3 — Price Indices for Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Purchases,» GDP and Other Major Series, 1929 — 2007 (Washington, DC: August 2007); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), This Week in Petroleum (Washington, DC: various issuCost Externalities Associated with Global Climate Change: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: September 2004), ICTA, Gasoline Cost Externalities: Security and Protection Services: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: January 2005), Terry Tamminen, Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006), p. 60, and Bureau for Economic Analysis, «Table 3 — Price Indices for Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Purchases,» GDP and Other Major Series, 1929 — 2007 (Washington, DC: August 2007); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), This Week in Petroleum (Washington, DC: various issuCost Externalities: Security and Protection Services: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: January 2005), Terry Tamminen, Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006), p. 60, and Bureau for Economic Analysis, «Table 3 — Price Indices for Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Purchases,» GDP and Other Major Series, 1929 — 2007 (Washington, DC: August 2007); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), This Week in Petroleum (Washington, DC: various issuCost of Our Oil Addiction (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006), p. 60, and Bureau for Economic Analysis, «Table 3 — Price Indices for Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Purchases,» GDP and Other Major Series, 1929 — 2007 (Washington, DC: August 2007); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), This Week in Petroleum (Washington, DC: various issues).

The embargo highlighted national dependencies of imported fuels, the importance of oil reserves, economic exposure and made the consumer suddenly realise the cost of heating in their uninsulated buildings.

The 2016 election - night polling shows that no matter what their political stripe, U.S. voters highly approve of the ways increased domestic oil and natural gas development is strengthening our country — job creation, economic growth, energy cost savings to consumers and greater energy security.

But what if oil prices tumble, and its just not economic to do high cost fracking at a large number of current sites?

«[F] racking is not economic at current gas prices, worldwide demand for oil is down and the cost of coal retrofits is prohibitive.

The research needs that have high priority in establishing the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of large - scale capture and disposal of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- from electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and location of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, more» system and design alternatives for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.

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API conducted an election night survey of actual voters, and the findings reveal that more than 80 percent of voters agree that U.S. oil and natural gas production can help achieve each of their most important priorities: job creation, economic growth, lower energy costs, and energy security.

And it says that alternate means of transporting the oil — rail, truck, barge — also have significant environmental and economic impacts, including higher cost, noise, traffic, air pollution and the possibility of spills.

But most importantly, the scale of damages from climate change are likely to dwarf the economic and environmental costs of oil spills.

This is more than the total spending on health of all the world's governments and largely relates to polluters not paying the costs — social welfare, health, environmental and broader economic — imposed on governments for the burning of coal, oil and gas.

A relic of «70s - era energy scarcity, the ban was rendered obsolete by the American energy revolution, and studies show that maintaining it would have meant missing out on significant economic benefits — an estimated 300,000 American jobs and $ 5.8 billion per year in consumer savings by 2020 in gasoline, heating oil and diesel costs, according to ICF International.

But as we start to comprehend the twin facts that oil is likely to become ever harder and more resource intensive to come by, and that the Earth and its atmosphere does not have a limitless capacity to absorb the crap we pour into it, the cult of economic growth at all costs starts to look a little shaky.

More on the Alberta Tar Sands: 350 More Ducks Killed in Canada's Toxic Tar Sands Tailing Ponds Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth National Geographic Slams Tar Sands - Canadian Politicians Pissed Fossil Fools Gold: Tar Sands & Oil Shale Eco-Impact Explained Canadian Tar Sands Look Like Tolkein's Mordor Says UN Water Advisor Wikileaks Reveals Hushed Concern Over Tar Sands Oil in US State Dept Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»

Tar Sands Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth Tar / Oil Sands Industry Readying Public Relations Campaign

via: International Herald Tribune Oil Shale, Tar Sands Dept of Interior Hearts Oil Shale: Has «Great Potential» Salazar Says Oil on Water: Shale Oil Industry Mixing It Up With Aid of Federal Bailout Package Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK

via: Salt Lake Tribune Oil Shale, Tar Sands Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK BLM Issues New Rules for Oil Shale Development: Last Minute Bush Administration Environmental Trashing?

Consumers would opt for the most economic fuel on a per - mile cost basis and thus shift to substitute fuels the next time OPEC allows the price of oil to exceed a certain threshold.

Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, BP's liability for economic devastation — above the cost of the cleanup — is capped at $ 75 million, a number Mr. Hayward has already said he plans to blow through.

Earlier this week I wrote about a new report by WWF - UK that said that economic and environmental cost of developing unconventional sources of oil such as the Tar Sands in Canada and Oil Shale in the Rocky Mountains of the Uoil such as the Tar Sands in Canada and Oil Shale in the Rocky Mountains of the UOil Shale in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S.

WEO - 2017, the International Energy Agency's flagship publication, finds that over the next two decades the global energy system is being reshaped by four major forces: the United States is set to become the undisputed global oil and gas leader; renewables are being deployed rapidly thanks to falling costs; the share of electricity in the energy mix is growing; and China's new economic strategy takes it on a cleaner growth mode, with implications for global energy markets.

And in addition, if cars were to meet an efficiency standard of 120g CO2 per km, that could also reduce the huge economic costs of importing foreign oil by almost 30 billion Euros a year.»

In the report on peak oil commissioned by the US Department of Energy, the oil analyst Robert L.Hirsch concluded that «without timely mitigation, the economic, social and political costs» of world oil supplies peaking «will be unprecedented.»

Similarly, on climate change the administration is promoting oil and gas to help save a few jobs now, but it is conceding the clean - energy field of the future to other countries and is ensuring that the economic costs to the US of enhanced weather disasters will mushroom.

Petroleum engineers have to evaluate the costs and to estimate the economic value of oil and gas wells, to see if a drilling site is economically viable.