Sentences with phrase «in oil patch»

So how would you feel if you had to cope with litigating in competition some one with a grade 11 education and a short career in the oil patch?

Alberta has a vibrant economy, with the activities in the oil patch and Fort McMurray — it's a great market with forecasts of 10 to 12 per cent increase in house prices,» says Guy Belland.

In the oil patch, in Ft. Mac you couldn't find a single person who thought it would ever end.

At Capital Power in Edmonton, the slowdown in the oil patch has had an impact on operations with the power producer.

Ask those in the oil patch how things are these days and they will probably take a deep breath and pause before launching into a careful answer that goes something like this: Things are «OK» but it's a different time indeed.

October 11, 2016 — «Felony cases have spiked amid a struggling economy in the oil patch of Southeastern New Mexico, and now the Hobbs Public Defender says it won't accept any more clients because it does not have the resources to adequately represent them.

A number of our clients live in BC and work in the oil patch in Northern Alberta.

The government is the senior partner in the oil patch, from environmental regulation to royalty taxes to taxes at the pump.

These results may be a function of Alberta's generally more conservative political and social values but are more likely a consequence of the geographic separation of parents owing to lengthy periods of site - based work in the oil patch or the interprovincial relocation of separated parents to take work in the province, making shared custody arrangements difficult if not impossible to implement.

Michelle is a colleague of mine — an executive coach working in the oil patch.

«Excitement has been building in the oil patch in South Texas surrounding the recent Buda oil discovery by private oil company Dan A. Hughes.

Even worse, his policies are actively killing jobs and preventing job creation: in the oil patch, coal country, and hundreds of industries whose survival depends on reliable, affordable energy.

Located in Calgary, with some of them employed in the oil patch, they faced a dilemma of credibility.

it fails to disclose that this echoes the position of those who fear the EPA's capacity to conduct research Administrator Pruit's network of support in the oil patch might find legally embarassing.

The survey conducted of APEGA members, who primarily work in the oil patch of Alberta, showed that the majority of them attributed human activities to climate change.

So, let's take the example of one of your typical clients these days, who perhaps is working in the oil patch in Alberta, perhaps they're working in the oil industry in your province.

For a recent report on a value stock that is making acquisitions ahead of a recovery in the oil patch, read Takeovers add to Crescent Point Energy's growth potential when oil recovers.

We certainly saw in the oil patch back in 2015 and certainly into 2016, house prices can go down.

I have a small farm and work in the oil patch.

work hard and long hrs in the oil patch.

I suppose they will begin buying in the oil patch at depressed prices as well.

Also in the oil patch, Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) increased its regular quarterly dividend from $ 0.50 per share to $ 0.60 per share.

Again I got caught in the oil patch, investing far too early in an oil turnaround, however when it eventually came, I was able to hold out long enough to make a profit.

According to Mr. Prentice, it is because there are currently more sellers than buyers in the oil patch (and with the new Investment Canada restrictions, Canada has just ruled out an important set of prospective buyers); because Canada has an infrastructure deficit (not enough facilities to get the product to the right markets — Keystone XL etc); and due to the impact of foreign investment rules.

«There are pockets of areas that are getting stronger and weaker — certainly there is less demand in the oil patch — but overall I have not seen any market change in the amount of deal flow over the course of 2014 or 2015,» reports Michael W. Scolaro, managing director and group head of Asset Based Lending at BMO Harris Bank.

But the profit takers were not out in the oil patch, as oil prices and the underlying equities, continued to rally for much of the day.

That said, the news wasn't all bad in the oil patch this week.

Energy represents about a fifth of Canada's market cap and earnings growth is very much tied to fortunes in the oil patch (nearly half of the expected 22 % earnings growth for the S&P / TSX Composite Index in 2017 flows from the energy sector, we calculate).

Investment in the oil patch would tumble, with little offset in non-commodity segments (this year, at least).

It remains, to me, a tough sell that non-resource export growth and investment, along with any possible associated stimulus for the consumer (which I remain skeptical of, but again, have been wrong about), will prove to be larger than the investment hit in the oil patch.

, in part because of the drop - off in oil patch investment, but again, insufficient offset (That's the place where I think I'm most likely to be wrong).

Rich donors, many of whom got rich in the oil patch, are cutting the university off.

In the first instance, this has meant a big drop in investment spending, especially in the oil patch.

When the airline industry was mired in bankruptcies a decade ago, we saw a huge wave of mergers and acquisitions, and we should expect to see the same in the oil patch.

These tracks are not independent — the cancellation of an investment in the oil patch will often lead to a hit in the manufacturing sector, for example.

The good news is that the downturn has led to huge technological and process improvements in the oil patch, forcing domestic producers to either find ways to make money at $ 40 oil or go out of business.

Papa's comments on Tuesday were a stark contrast to the tone of cautious optimism at the conference, where many executives claimed that data analytics and technology, like machine learning, will improve efficiency in the oil patch and fuel further gains.

«Mad Money» host Jim Cramer found some areas that are ripe for acquisition, and unveiled the signs to watch in the oil patch.

The «Mad Money» host has seen a few bearish signs lingering in the oil patch that have caused him concern, and he's starting to think companies are in more trouble than they realize.

Oil prices are higher, but not high enough to inspire new investment in the oil patch, where retrenchment has lead to «very weak» overall business investment, the Bank of Canada said.

Much of this contraction is due to the sharp pullback in investment in the oil patch, now expected to decline by 40 per cent over the course of the year.

Jim Cramer found some juicy areas for acquisition, and unveiled the signs to watch in the oil patch.

When the Bank of Canada cut interest rates in 2015 to offset the collapse of oil prices, it was worried about more than a blow to gross domestic product; it was also thinking about what mass firings in the oil patch could mean for the financial system.

The collapse of oil prices wiped out profits and killed the incentive to expand in the oil patch, and economic growth of less than 2 % offers little incentive for non-energy companies to expand.

The state Public Service Commission approved the Cherry Creek Pipeline project Monday, saying it will provide a safer transportation option and help reduce the wasteful flaring of excess natural gas in the oil patch, The Bismarck Tribune...

Unless investment in the oil patch picks up, wage growth could continue to be underwhelming.

The consensus in the commentary was that this was due to continued weakness in the Oil patch and strength in the dollar.

As a businessman and former politician, Rick Orman has seen downturns in the oil patch from many angles.

The sparring on energy was one of the most heated exchanges in the debate with both candidates trying to attract economically minded voters along coal seams, in oil patches and in industrial towns.

Not exact matches

While manufacturing has shown a little weakness, the biggest difference by far is in mining — and that's where the Oil patch weakness shows up, as well as coal and metals production for export (recall how awful rail and steel have been in the Weekly Indicators for the last 4 months).