The largest contributor to performance for the fiscal year was Apache,
a global oil and gas exploration company, which returned 66 %.
The Fund's top contributor for the quarter was a Swiss luxury goods company, while the largest detractor was a U.S. - based
global oil and gas exploration company.
Not exact matches
Holdings in the funds mentioned as a percentage of net assets as of 9/30/2014: Berry Plastics 0.00 %, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 0.00 %, Devon Energy Corp. 1.82 % in
Global Resources Fund, EOG Resources, Inc. 2.13 % in
Global Resources Fund, Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company 0.00 %, Royal Dutch Shell 0.00 %, SPDR S&P
Oil &
Gas Exploration & Production ETF 0.00 %, Tiffany & Co. 0.44 % in Gold
and Precious Metals Fund.
With impending Argentine presidential elections,
oil and gas exploration,
and the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, next year, all likely to attract
global interest, the issue of the Falkland Islands
and their future will continue to be debated in newspaper columns in the UK
and elsewhere.
The onset of the
global recession in the fall of 2008
and the resulting decrease in worldwide demand for hydrocarbons caused many
oil and natural
gas companies to curtail capital spending for
exploration and development.
Offshore
oil and gas exploration have devastating impacts on the local environment
and climate,
and the continued extraction
and consumption of fossil fuels is incompatible with the Paris agreement
and limiting
global warming below 1.5 °C.
These price changes now appear to be affecting the
global economy,
and may result in a
global recession as
oil and gas producers reduce their
exploration and development efforts for
oil and gas and countries dependent on
oil and gas revenue from large reservoirs are forced to retrench
and rethink their lifestyles.
«In 2014, the
global consumption of coal,
oil and natural
gas reached 8.2 billion tons, 33.6 billion barrels
and 3.5 trillion cubic meters respectively, which can sustain [the world] for 110, 53
and 54 years if the current
exploration intensity still maintains,» Liu said.
Additionally, with her wealth of experience working in the energy industry, particularly in matters related to the
exploration, production
and transmission of
oil and natural
gas, Ms. Genesen also joins Reed Smith's more than 100 - attorney
global Energy & Natural Resources Group.
Maximising
exploration and production growth potential is also on the agenda, driving demand for deepwater
and unconventional skills, according to Hays
Oil &
Gas Global Salary Guide
and our local teams.
Ideal Companies: Fortune 500, Major
Oil and Gas Co.'s, Seismic
Exploration Co.'s, commercial marine captain's pilots license (U.S.C.G.), Environmental Oceanographic
and Land regulatory, Merger, Acquisition, Real - estate development, Investment Banking, Turn - Key Commercial Construction as well as Residential, Optic Fiber,
Global Positioning Systems (G.P.S.) Satellite
and Conventional Land Surveying
and Map Making, Computer hardware
and Software literate, ArcGIS, Please refer to «Resume / Brief» for more complete information