Sentences with phrase «former oil executive»

The National Energy Board was tarred by conflicts of interest and the Alberta Energy Regulator was chaired by a former oil executive, while millions of oil dollars flowed to universities.

Both Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are former oil executives; National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice was a director of the oil firm Chevron, and Commerce Secretary Donald Evans once headed an oil and gas exploration company.

Not exact matches

BERLIN — A Vietnamese man charged with involvement in the kidnapping of a former Vietnamese oil executive in Berlin went on trial Tuesday in the German capital.

West Perth - based oil and gas explorer Orca Energy has announced former mining magnate Nathan Tinkler will be its new executive chairman after participating in the company's $ 20 million capital raising.

President Nicolas Maduro since last year has overseen the arrest of dozens of oil executives, including the former energy minister and PDVSA president.

But U.S. officials have since received intelligence reports that during that same three - day trip, Page met with Igor Sechin, a longtime Putin associate and former Russian deputy prime minister who is now the executive chairman of Rosneft, Russian's leading oil company, a well - placed Western intelligence source tells Yahoo News.

Among the many well - known Canadians scheduled as «participants» were Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet ministers Stockwell Day (who at first denied attending) and the then - defence minister Gordon O'Connor, deputy ministers (Defence) Ward Elcock, Peter Harder (Foreign Affairs), Associate Deputy Minister William Elliott (Public Security), Liberal continentalist Anne McLellan, Canada's former deputy prime minister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Maj. - Gen.

What's going on is that thousands of oil workers are fleeing the state - run oil firm under the watch of its new military commander, who has quickly alienated the firm's embattled upper echelon and its rank - and - file, according to union leaders, a half - dozen current PDVSA workers, a dozen former PDVSA workers and a half - dozen executives at foreign companies operating in Venezuela.

Nothing will concentrate the minds of North Korean leaders more than a Chinese oil embargo, argues William Rhodes, a former Citigroup executive and co-chair of the G30's steering committee on bank culture and governance.

And Arnie Stephens is a retired oil and gas business executive with the endorsement of former MP Eric Lowther, who had initially announced plans to run in this nomination contest.

A former senior executive in Calgary's corporate oil sector, Ms. Kennedy - Glans would bring business experience, deep pocketed friends and, now, an independent streak, to a candidacy for leadership.

Ms. Baumann is a former BP Amoco executive who currently serves as President and owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation, an energy advisory firm with investments in the domestic oil and gas business.

According to the sources, Shagaya, who is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bolmus Group International — a diversified Nigerian conglomerate with interests in oil, real estate, banking, communications and photography — became a subject of investigation due to her links to Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST), Kingsley Kwame Awuah - Darko, has sued the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong for making supposed «defamatory» comments against him.

He praised his former boss for achieving a Solomonesque solution back in December 2010 by vetoing a hydrofracking moratorium bill passed by the Legislature while simultaneously issuing an executive order that prevented any drilling in the Marcellus until July 1, 2011, reasoning that the bill, while well - intentioned, was far too broad and would effectively would result in a moratorium on all new oil and gas well drilling.

A Brooklyn federal jury convicted former HSBC foreign currency exchange executive Mark Johnson of leading a scheme to defraud Scottish oil and gas developer Cairn Energy PLC by ramping up the price of British pounds sterling ahead of a $ 3.5 billion forex deal.

Allstadt is a former executive vice-president of Mobil Oil and a resident of Cooperstown, New York...

It was learnt that Shagaya, who is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bolmus Group International — a diversified Nigerian conglomerate with interests in oil, real estate, banking, communications and photography — had become a subject of investigation due to her links to Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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As one of the world's leading experts in catastrophic risk management, the former Shell Oil Co. executive sifts through the wreckage to unravel the chain of events that triggers accidents.

Ian Dunlop, a former oil, gas and coal industry executive and ex-chair of the Australian Coal Association, now directs Safe Climate Australia.

Al - Mansour, the daughter of Saudi poet Abdul Rahman Mansour, and a former oil industry executive, had made a few splashes at festivals with shorts and documentaries before now, but «Wadjda» is an extraordinary calling card going forward — gorgeously shot, delicately balanced, always humane, and summoning up rich performances from a not - massively experienced cast.

Bob Cowen has over 30 years of experience in the oil tanker and dry bulk shipping business, having been Chief Operating Officer of DHT's former parent company, OSG, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OceanFreight Inc., a dry bulk shipping company for which he led its successful IPO and fleet start - up.

The seller, former Sotheby's executive Rudolf Staechelin, would not confirm or deny that the buyer was from the oil - rich Qatar or reveal the buyer's identity, according to the New York Times.

The findings by Leonardo Maugeri, a former oil industry executive who is now a fellow in the Geopolitics of Energy Project in the Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, are based on an original field - by - field analysis of the world's major oil formations and exploration projects.

One of them is a former oil company executive.

But in November, former BP chief executive Lord John Browne said many oil and gas companies were still in denial about climate change because «they do not want to acknowledge an existential threat to their business.»

The quick reaction time by some of the high - cost producers, notably the American shale oil drillers, is why one of the world's foremost oilmen, Sadad Al - Husseini, the former executive vice-president of Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil and gas company, is becoming bullish on oil even as Brent prices sink to the low $ 60s.

Trump is set to sign an executive order Tuesday that would promote domestic oil, coal and gas by reversing much of former President Barack Obama's efforts to address climate change, according to details shared with Bloomberg News.

«Cantarell is going to fall a lot, and quickly,» said independent consultant Guillermo Cruz Dominguez Vargas, a former executive with Mexico's state - owned oil monopoly, Petroleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex.

Besides former Minister Al Attiyah, the ceremony Tuesday at the Qatar Islamic Art Museum was attended by the current Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Mohammed bin Saleh Al - Sada, as well as the Minister of Oil and Gas of Oman, Mohammed bin Hamad Al - Ramahi, and Saad Al - Kaabi, chief executive officer of Qatar Petroleum, plus several ambassadors and other high - level representatives of government and the oil and gas industry in the Middle EaOil and Gas of Oman, Mohammed bin Hamad Al - Ramahi, and Saad Al - Kaabi, chief executive officer of Qatar Petroleum, plus several ambassadors and other high - level representatives of government and the oil and gas industry in the Middle Eaoil and gas industry in the Middle East.

From the beginning of his administration, oil man former President George W. Bush consistently appointed former lobbyists, executives and others from the fossil fuel industry to key decision - making posts within the federal government.

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«Trucks have been notorious for poor fuel economy in the past, but when electrified, they can have a much greater impact on reducing oil consumption and emissions than smaller vehicles, while offering a much faster payback,» said Alan Perriton, Chief Operations Officer for VIA Motors, and himself a former senior executive at General Motors.

Jay Dalton, former general counsel of oil and gas contractor Wilbros Group, was recognized by the SEC as a key figure in the events that led up to the sentencing late last month of two former Wilbros executives to prison time for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The practice's recent representations include: (i) CONMEBOL in connection with U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world; (ii) the Special Committee of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. («BTG Pactual») in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its former CEO and other bank executives, in which we found no basis to support the allegations against the Bank and its employees; (iii) two of the largest construction companies in Brazil in potential civil and criminal investigations and litigation involving the Petrobras bribery scandal (Lava Jato), the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history, involving allegations of over $ 2.5 billion in bribes and kickbacks; (iv) the Government of Brazil in a corruption matter involving former senior government officials and multiple jurisdictions; (v) the General Manager of one of the largest energy companies in Central America in connection with allegations of bribery in Guatemala; (vi) a Mexican high - ranking executive for Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations against Wal - Mart; (vii) a large Argentinean oil company and its owner, one of Argentina's wealthiest individuals, in connection with high - profile DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged FCPA violations to secure an extension of oil rights in an Argentinean oilfield; (viii) the United State's largest chemical and industrial products companies in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its Mexican subsidiary; (ix) the Rosenthal family, one of the most prominent families in Central America, in a number of related criminal matters; and (x) a senior executive of one of Venezuela's largest engineering companies in DOJ investigations into corruption and money laundering involving PdVSA.

Reports in the New York Times indicated the firm and its parent company SCL Group had talks with Russian oil executives about political targeting and ran focus groups in the US that included «extensive questions about Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin,» a series of events former employee Christopher Wylie told the paper left him «super confused.»

The Times reports that SCL Group had spoken with the Russian oil giant Lukoil in 2014 and 2015, and that the company «was interested in how data was used to target American voters, according to two former company insiders who said there were at least three meetings with Lukoil executives in London and Turkey.»

She is a former HR executive who has worked in a variety of industries including high tech, oil and gas and telecommunications who now serves as an executive coach.

Brad Keithley is a former business executive, lawyer and consultant with over 35 years experience working on oil, gas and fiscal issues.