Sentences with phrase «if oil prices»

Other states that will be hit, but to a lesser extent, are North Dakota, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and, if oil prices remain depressed for a while, West Virginia (because of the price substitution effect between natural gas and coal).

At some point, if oil prices decline far enough for long enough, the high - yield bond market could experience significant illiquidity and raise concerns of greater financial contagion.

But if oil prices and other rising costs push up inflation, as some economists think they will, interest rates will probably go up, too.

Wearing a seat belt may become more and more important if oil prices continue to rise.

If oil prices are $ 198 per barrel by 2030, reductions in net oil imports on the order of 5.7 million barrels per day in 2030 are projected for business - as - usual.

Oil Production Forecast Alberta's Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has released a report predicting that the province will go from 1.32 million barrels of raw bitumen per day in 2007 to 3.2 million barrels per day in 2017 (and who knows, if oil prices stay high, they could ramp it up even more quickly).

Maybe that will change if oil prices keep going up, the technology is refined and demand for more efficient vehicles keeps climbing (there are good signs on that front).

In each case, foreign investment will be forthcoming only if the business climate in the host countries is congenial and only if oil prices guarantee investors a fair return on their money.

If oil prices remain low, some rollback of EPA mobile source greenhouse gas regulations may also become politically feasible.

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

Last month Exxon announced it could be forced to wipe billions of barrels of tar sands reserves from its books if oil prices don't rebound before the end of the year.

The up - front investments are expensive, but savings will begin to exceed those costs by 2040, and even sooner if oil prices rise faster than expected, or if we factor in the costs of climate change and the impact of burning fossil fuels on public health.

Or it might not happen at all if oil prices are higher than expected or if energy technology lags current expectations.

If oil prices rise — other energy sources will be economically viable.

If the oil prices stay low and U.S. shale oil extraction becomes uneconomic, maybe oil workers can find a new career in clean energy...

But if oil prices remain above about $ 70 per barrel, sufficient investment will occur to sustain continued growth in production, possibly leading to a stable phenomenon of oil overproduction after 2015.

If oil prices decrease, does that mean you can save on airfare?

If oil prices stay firm or rise from these levels, we would look at the 7 %,» Abheek Barua, chief economist of HDFC Bank told Reuters news agency.

This will put further downward pressure on the Canadian dollar, which might be offset in part if oil prices continue to edge higher in response to the recent OPEC decision to cut production (if it holds).

«In my opinion, its just not worth the risk of being locked in if oil prices subside even a little bit.

Nothing wrong with moving on, and your decision could look especially wise if oil prices remain near $ 40 per barrel!

However, if oil prices remain at or below $ 50 for a prolonged period of a few years, an uptick in default risk becomes more likely, though the risk would probably remain manageable in the context of historical default levels.

If oil prices were to climb to $ 65 a barrel next year, we could see Canadian stocks extending their 2016 outperformance and the Canadian dollar receiving a boost.

Investors are likely to adjust their inflation expectations if oil prices stabilize or rise further.

We continue to believe that the dividend is safe for at least the next 6 - 8 quarters, even if oil prices remain depressed.

That means if a MIC invested only in northern Alberta mortgages, it could face diminished returns if oil prices were to drop (potentially forcing those homeowners into foreclosure).

Exxon has reduced the cost to produce oil which will allow them to be profitable if oil prices drop.

Longer term, if oil prices rebound (as we believe they ultimately will), and if Russia adheres fully enough to the ceasefire to get sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe lifted, Russian companies could recover swiftly and in a stronger competitive position than before.

Despite worries about the future of the resource sector, Edmonton still expects its economy will grow by as much as 4.5 % this year and stands to benefit even more if oil prices firm up.

If oil prices remain low, or fall further, then the firm will likely be forced to cut its dividend in the near future.

Having 20 or 30 percent of your portfolio in oil would be terrific if oil prices skyrocketed.

That helps protect the profitability of many oil fields, even if oil prices move down.

What happens if oil prices climb again?

If oil prices were to remain low for decades, the analysis shows that energy efficiency and decarbonization efforts could be considerably hampered.

If oil prices remain high and governments make progress on their emissions goals, there's a possibility that the world has already hit peak oil, and that the next few years will see its use plateau for a while before dropping again.

Coal industry executives contend that it can compete against gasoline if oil prices are $ 50 a barrel or higher.

But if oil prices rise enough for algae fuels to be cost effective, scientists hope to use what they've learned from that process to make biofuels that are both clean and profitable.

But if oil prices stay too low for too long, they will no longer be able to afford to keep purchasing CO2.

But the commercial aviation industry burns nearly 240 million gallons (945 million liters) of Jet A daily and if oil prices were to approach the $ 150 - per - barrel mark reached last year, the demand for Camelina oil might end up driving farmers to grow less wheat — a staple food crop.

Some of this new capacity is already under contract, but if oil prices remain low for several years, expiring contracts might be replaced with new deals for less demand, and at far less favorable prices.

For example, the CPI takes the price of oil into consideration and if oil prices are rising, it can skew the CPI upwards.

Risks to be aware of Oil service companies might be forced to break, cancel, or alter some of these contracts if oil prices remain low for several quarters.

But that then merely throws a lifeline to U.S. shale, which could come back to life if oil prices move closer to, say, $ 60 per barrel.

If oil prices revive in the near term, as seems possible, this production could increase further.

«If oil prices do weaken into next year, and... [the] supply - demand analysis we «ve done tells us that, these stocks should do relatively better than most of the smaller, higher - beta energy stocks,» he said.

«If oil prices continue to drift lower, the central bank's measures will be overcome by more panic in a matter days.»

Furthermore, if oil prices dropped further from their current level to $ 80 a barrel, RenCap's economists said growth could turn negative, at -1.7 percent in 2015.

In a research note entitled «Risk scenarios if oil prices change» published on Monday, the economists gave the best and worst case scenario for Russian growth given an increase or further fall in the oil price.

A full - year recession would only be likely for Russia in 2015 if oil prices drop closer to $ 90 / bl, above where they are now.

If oil prices stay where they are now, Russia's economy could be in serious trouble and could face recession in the coming year, analysts warn.