Sentences with phrase «low oil prices hurt»

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

Not exact matches

Our energy sector has been hurt partly by low natural gas prices and the discount placed on Canadian oil compared to world benchmarks, but gas and oil prices have generally been flat or on the rise.

In November the BDC announced it would offer $ 500 million in additional financing to support smaller companies hurt by low oil prices.

In fact, locking in oil contracts at a lower price helped save Southwestern Airlines millions of dollars when oil prices spiked and hurt all other major airlines.

However, rising fuel prices could hurt the economies of oil - importing counties and lower their demand for cheese and other dairy products.

And although oil prices may hurt energy companies and some oil - dependent regions, on balance lower energy prices are a boon to consumers and should be an overall plus for the economy.

So far, the only signs of debt stress in the country can be seen in provinces where the economy has been hurt by low oil prices.

Today's topic is the debt and equity of companies producing energy, or providing services to them, all of which get hurt by a lower oil price.

Low oil prices clearly are hurting the Alberta oil sands extraction industry.

Substituting wind, solar, and other low - density energy sources for coal, oil, and natural gas therefore hurts the poor not only by raising energy (and all other) prices but also by reducing food production.

A combination of cyclical and structural factors will keep the demand response to lower prices relatively subdued, and demand in several key oil exporters will be hurt by the revenue loss.

The report by PwC Canada and the Urban Land Institute says both foreign and domestic real estate investment will shift in 2016 from Western Canada, where falling oil prices are hurting growth, to the east, where the low loonie is boosting manufacturing.