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Climate change litigation has already been brought in the United States in recent years, as a number of municipalities in the United States are suing large oil companies for the cost of adapting cities for the impacts of climate change.

In January 2004, Riverkeeper initiated a citizen suit against two of the world's largest oil companies for the largest urban oil spill — right in the heart of New York City.

In January, New York City went to court to claim compensation from the five largest oil companies for dramatic climate change impacts, including Shell.

Not exact matches

For the second consecutive quarter, Continental bested rival Whiting Petroleum Corp to be the largest oil producer in the Bakken, solidifying that crown and its place as one of the most - prolific U.S. shale companies.

In May 2018, the Company successfully executed a firm sales agreement beginning in June for a significant portion of its Delaware Basin oil production with the marketing division of a large international energy cCompany successfully executed a firm sales agreement beginning in June for a significant portion of its Delaware Basin oil production with the marketing division of a large international energy companycompany.

Moody's lowered its outlook for these large oil companies in 2018 from «positive» to simply «stable.»

The world's largest oil company by market value had cut even cut its capital budget for the quarter by 38 %, but it wasn't enough.

& # 9660 Enbridge Canada's largest oil pipeline company sailed through the recession like a lifeboat for scared investors as it kept hiking its profits and dividends.

The Chinese firm's demand for May - loading crude will be lower than the previous month due to refinery maintenance and as one of China's largest oil ports, Huangdao, could be shut for days from early June to accommodate a government meeting, a second company source said.

Environment Minister Iain Rankin said Friday that regulations are being developed that would make participation mandatory for about 20 large industrial emitters including Nova Scotia Power, Northern Pulp, Lafarge, and large oil and gasoline companies such as ExxonMobil, Imperial and Irving.

We said in January a state - controlled Chinese oil company would make a bid for a large - cap Canadian energy company.

For instance, as oil and gas companies adopt a more agile way of working, they could become magnets for top millennial talent; millennials will accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, which could facilitate the dismantling of large corporate centers, which in turn allows for an even more agile workplaFor instance, as oil and gas companies adopt a more agile way of working, they could become magnets for top millennial talent; millennials will accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, which could facilitate the dismantling of large corporate centers, which in turn allows for an even more agile workplafor top millennial talent; millennials will accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, which could facilitate the dismantling of large corporate centers, which in turn allows for an even more agile workplafor an even more agile workplace.

Bloomberg Gadfly points out that some large oil companies are trapped between pure - play E&P s and the absolute largest oil companies, offering up a rather unappetizing opportunity for investors.

One of my best friends at the time was a CPA, had been on the accounting team for one of the worlds largest oil companies, and was teaching small business accounting and bookkeeping at the time.

Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

Since then, China's state owned refining company, Sinopec paid more than $ 4.5 billion for a 9 % stake in Syncrude, the largest oil sand producer in the province.

One included a $ 750 million contract to a Chicago - based company for work on Exxon's huge Kearl Oil Sands project, one of the largest it has anywhere in the world.

Over a year which has seen large banks halt funding for fossil fuel projects, major institutions divest from oil, gas and coal holdings, and oil companies snap up power and renewables companies in a bid to diversify their asset base, research published today by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Climate Change Collaboration suggests nervousness over climate risk has shot up in financial circles.

Canada's largest integrated energy company has filed an application for a massive new oil sands project defying expectations of slowing growth in the oil sands.

Before joining Bain & Company in 2009, Juan Carlos worked for a large private capital fund as an investment manager in Energy and Resources and also in the Oil & Gas and Clean Energy practice of another global consultancy.

For the world's largest oil companies, referred to as big Big Oil, this calls for a 30 % cut to capital expenditures, just to get the free cash - flow generation back to an acceptable levFor the world's largest oil companies, referred to as big Big Oil, this calls for a 30 % cut to capital expenditures, just to get the free cash - flow generation back to an acceptable levoil companies, referred to as big Big Oil, this calls for a 30 % cut to capital expenditures, just to get the free cash - flow generation back to an acceptable levOil, this calls for a 30 % cut to capital expenditures, just to get the free cash - flow generation back to an acceptable levfor a 30 % cut to capital expenditures, just to get the free cash - flow generation back to an acceptable level.

The largest detractor from performance for the quarter and past twelve months was Apache, the U.S. - based oil and gas exploration and production company.

The Wyden - Gregg bill from 2010 does not repeal LIFO, though it does propose a one - time adjustment for large oil companies which reduces the benefit of LIFO by re-valuing their inventory.

Apache, a U.S. - based leading oil and gas exploration and production company, was the largest detractor for the quarter, declining 19 %.

Prior to joining CLSA, Mr. Nemkumar worked for Bharat Petroleum (India's second largest downstream oil company) for a period of 9 years handling treasury, management accounting and investor relations functions.

Thursday's fire overshadowed the company's financial results, which were less affected by large discounts for Canadian heavy oil than other domestic producers.

The Fund's top contributor for the quarter was a U.S. technology company, while the largest detractor was a U.S. - based oil and gas exploration and production company.

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.

The top contributor for the quarter was a U.S. - based technology company, and the largest detractor was a U.S. - based oil and gas exploration and production company.

LONDON / SYDNEY (Reuters)- Royal Dutch Shell on Monday sold its entire stake in Australia's largest independent oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum Ltd for $ 2.7 billion as it pushes ahead with its vast disposal program.

Additionally, tight pipeline capacity has caused an unusually large price discount for its oil, thereby reducing the company's current cash flow.

In 1906, the year of a peak that was not exceeded for ten years, President Theodore Roosevelt filed his famous suit against the country's largest company, Standard Oil.

The largest contributor to performance for the fiscal year was Apache, a global oil and gas exploration company, which returned 66 %.

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. is moving ahead with a $ 12 - billion plan to ship western oil to Quebec and the East Coast — the largest project in the company's history and one it compares to the Canadian Pacific Railway in its economic impact for the country and trade benefits overseas.

Any geologist who works for Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, Haliburton, Schlumberger, Gasprom, Saudi Aramco, Baker and Hughes, Petrobras, China's national oil company or any of the thousands of mining or oil or natural gas related companies that make a living finding fossil fuels, will tell you these fossil fuels take millions of years to develop from the remains of large forests or marine creatures.

Large and small groups interested in non-hotel meeting spaces can find unique options in Old Town Downton Temecula at the Old Town Theater, a contemporary, proscenium theater with two performance / meeting venues; Temecula Olive Oil Company's historic building; and Baily's Restaurant, with both indoor and outdoor venues for meetings and groups up to 136 guests.

The Cuomo administration must recognize the scope of this threat to our state from this company, which was responsible for the largest oil field spills in North Dakota's history just last month, involving 1 million gallons of hazardous brine.

That could spell disaster for mariners, oil companies and native communities who are unprepared for large waves or rely on sea ice to protect them.

A recent report by the Center for American Progress found that over the past decade, five of the world's top 10 oil companies — ExxonMobil Corp., Chevron Corp., BP PLC, Royal Dutch Shell Group, and ConocoPhillips Co. — and other large traditional energy companies with a direct commercial stake in future energy markets have forged dozens of multi-year, multi-million-dollar alliances with top U.S. universities and scientists to carry out energy - related research.

Neste Oil — the world's largest producer of renewable diesel — has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale.

We can picture a large oil company, or oil kingdom, for whom $ 50 million dollars a year would be a small amount to buy enough doubt in Western minds that climate legislation or carbon fees never happen, while new drilling and pipelines do.

Blomquist was formerly president and CEO of Spectrum Organic Products (one of the largest healthy oil companies in the country) and currently also serves as the managing director for Natural Habitats USA.

For Ines, business and work are the most important thing in life, dealing with the contracts of a large oil company and the sexist males who seem to value their work over hers.

He returned to Colorado in 1981 as a staff attorney specializing in oil and gas law for a large independent oil company.

Enron was a large oil company based in Houston, Texas who were known for their extremely complicated business model and indecipherable accounting techniques.

Investors are looking for safe assets, and oil companies, both large and small, that represent very secure holdings.

For example, major oil stocks, such as ExxonMobil are likely to be found not only in a given fund company's energy sector fund but its flagship large - cap value fund as well.

The immediate future for Canadian stocks may be bumpy, so stick to mutual funds or index funds that invest in larger companies such as banks and major oil producers.

I do know however, that natural resource companies, particularly the larger ones, are very slow to change their price assumptions on projects / assumptions (there are still plenty of $ 50 - 70 oil prices being used in the industry for long term forecasts).

The 10 largest publicly - listed Malaysian companies based on sales for 2009 that appear in the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2010 are listed below: Rank Company Industry Sales ($ bil) 1 Sime Darby Conglomerates 8.82 2 Tenaga Nasional Utilities 8.17 3 Petronas Dagangan Oil & Gas Operations 6.69 4 Maybank Banking 4.63 5 MISC Transportation 4.33...