Sentences with phrase «low oil prices»

The impact of lower oil prices on employment has not yet been felt.

Its backers hope a smooth launch will boost the technology, a minor player in the solar market, which has been hit in recent years by low oil prices.

Low oil prices in the early 1970's (around $ 3 a barrel) caused demand to soar.

While the company certainly benefited from lower oil prices, it is not the sole reason for improved operations.

It was well acknowledged that we are living in different world with lower oil prices for the foreseeable future.

Central bankers may have finally added enough stimulus into the monetary system, just as lower oil prices and less fiscal restraint are helping to raise growth, and subsequently, inflation expectations.

Looking ahead, the economy is expected to pick up its pace, helped in part by the positive effect of lower oil prices on consumer spending.

Yes potentially longer - term low oil prices means the risk of lower earnings next year are increased.

In today's low oil price environment, it's far more difficult to find the right winner.

A lot of this will depend, of course, on how low the oil price gets and how long it stays there.

While low oil prices aren't fun for the company, it won't lead to its immediate demise, either.

They've done just fine through longer periods of much lower oil prices.

The bigger change in our projection comes from the impact of even lower oil prices on Canadian income.

Lower oil prices reduce energy bills for both households and firms.

Low oil prices put a strain on the cash flow of even the most financially strong companies.

The third big source of uncertainty in our forecast is how our economy will ultimately adjust to a world of significantly lower oil prices.

It is outrageous that airlines in times of low oil prices still charge those fees.

I think low oil prices are causing some significant issues worldwide.

Low oil prices make nuclear energy less appealing in the near term and could slow reactor construction.

Many energy companies have been reacting to sharply lower oil prices by cutting capital spending estimates.

The availability of capital to fund unconventional production is the key to how long low oil prices will last going forward.

Use money to lowering the oil price then buy back slowly slowly and finally all are belong to them.

Just how bad low oil prices are — if they're bad at all — kind of depends on your perspective, he says.

To offset low oil prices and offshore returns, free capital for investment in emerging economies.

«Lower oil prices drop the cost of driving and heating in many regions, and that gives consumers more to spend [on] housing,» he said.

This drop is not expected to last, however, as increasingly low oil prices are paving the way for strong profits.

Are lower oil prices helpful or harmful to your business?

Low oil prices present an opportunity to come to grips with our crumbling infrastructure and the cost of climate change.

The changes come as the banks face pressures from low oil prices, slowing loan growth and rock - bottom interest rates.

A summary of major points covered: It was well acknowledged that we are living in different world with lower oil prices for the foreseeable future.

The plant makes flat - rolled steel for oil companies, which have been hit by lower oil prices.

So, while low oil prices will make this a trying quarter for the entire energy industry, companies with a more balanced portfolio of assets should fare better than the pure - plays.

In the background of all this rate talk, is the global economic impact of lower oil prices.

One thing this update showed me was that low oil prices still have not slowed down many dividend distributions coming from the oil patch.

In short, it is too early to tell how lower oil prices will impact these markets.

After a period of prolonged low oil prices, many offshore drillers are focusing on tying new wells in the Gulf of Mexico to existing infrastructure, rather than investing billions in new offshore platforms, he said.

TORONTO — The chief economists of some of Canada's biggest banks say the country is headed for a rocky year as low oil prices continue to drag on economic performance.

Tight oil companies have made the case that through increased efficiency and lower service costs that their economics are better at lower oil prices today than they were at $ 90 per barrel prices a few years ago.

Though some analysts have worried that the intransigence of European lenders would force Greece into Russia's sphere of influence, it's not clear just what Russia could do for the Greeks, given Russia's own economic troubles amid low oil prices and Western sanctions.

She cited persistently low oil prices as one reason for the low levels of business investment.

It adds that the company's brokerages across Alberta are «weathering the impacts of very low oil prices very well.»

According to a World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report entitled «Kuwait Travel and Tourism Economic Impact 2015», tourism accounted for 1.5 % of total GDP in 2015, and is set to rise by 0.3 % by 2025, although this is being revisited given the current low oil prices scenario.

The largest emissions savings would be in oil and gas exporting countries, where fewer poor people would be affected, and subsidy removal can be aided by currently low oil prices.

That was roughly 19.8 percent of total available office space in Houston, CBRE found, a level not touched since low oil prices during the mid-1990s.

Environmental groups hailing the news were not quick to mention a role for low oil prices in contributing to the decision and Shell didn't mention this in the statement announcing the decision to «cease further exploration activity in offshore Alaska for the foreseeable future.»

Second, low oil prices hurt UNP with lower freight volumes.

Companies like Schlumberger, the world's No. 1 oil - field services provider, and Halliburton have slashed their capital expenditure for this year citing lower oil prices.

As a result of the downgrade, the prices of the company's bonds decline and yields increase, making the debt attractive to contrarian investors who see low oil prices as a temporary condition.