Sentences with phrase «major oil companies»

It was a decent business, although too trivial for major oil companies.

As such, we believe that the company could increase its exposure to volatile fuel prices as it continues to acquire retail operations from major oil companies.

Other major oil companies are attempting this shift and finding it tough.

Most major oil companies have gone on record preferring carbon taxes over increased regulations.

Case was part of related litigation involving major oil companies which resulted in settlements to the State of over $ 300 million.

At the same time, if major oil companies had pools that they didn't think fit with their portfolio, they would sell to the trusts.

ExxonMobil has isolated itself from the community of major oil companies in the area of climate.

Last year, dozens of major oil companies and oil - producing nations agreed to end the routine flaring of natural gas from wells by 2030.

«I am very worried about the damage to the environment by major oil companies that are allowed to flare their gas even in the 21st century.

Many independent gas station owners have been feuding over prices with major oil companies since the beginning of the Persian Gulf conflict, and a cease - fire on that front appears nowhere in sight.

New York City set the tone this year by deciding to divest its US$ 190 billion retirement fund from fossil fuels and sue major oil companies for climate damages.

Currently represents major oil company in claims for response costs and natural resource damages at Portland Harbor Superfund Site

The latest climate lawsuit filed against major oil companies by a local government is, once again, being handled by the plaintiff's firm behind similar lawsuits in California and New York City.

Most people think it's the oil industry in general that is promoting this FUD but ExxonMobile seems to be the only major oil company standing with the coal industry and their ex-tobacco scientists, could this be because they have heavy investments in coal but it's easier to scare people by telling them the greenies will take away their SUV's?

Aside from the astroturf nature of the planned events, which appear aimed at passing off industry employees as independent citizens, the memo also raises questions about the positions of several major oil companies on the issue of climate change.

He has advised major oil companies in environmental regulatory matters, and he regularly counsels clients on the environmental implications of the purchase or sale of real property.

Many major oil companies such as Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) and Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS - A), the second biggest in the world, are selling off holdings in The Middle East and Africa due to the turmoil.

BP under Sir (now Lord) John Browne was the first major oil company to sound the climate alarm.

That such a lowball bid was unmatched indicates major oil companies are unwilling to put more money into the region.

Only two of the 12 companies ExxonMobil includes in its comparables are in the oil and gas industry and, inexplicably, major oil companies BP (BP) and Shell (rdsa) are not used as benchmarks.

The environmentalists said they are also pleased with an announcement from Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James about the city's plans to sue five major oil companies over the effects of climate change.

With lower prices forcing many oil companies to take on more debt, the bankruptcy or closure of one or more major oil companies is not an impossible scenario, and would have major repercussions on oil prices, both in the short and long term.

Occidental, BP, Chevron, Texaco, Shell and most other major oil companies together face hundreds of outstanding lawsuits, in various parts of the world.

(4) Major oil companies operating in Angola are: Chevron - Texaco, TotalFinaElf and ExxonMobil, BP - Amoco, Norsk Hydro, Statoil, Shell, Agip, Petrobras and Petrogal.

Actor and environmental activist Arnold Schwarzenegger says he and a team of lawyers are set to sue major oil companies whose «product is killing people.»

The CDP report finds major oil companies, Wells Fargo, Wal - Mart, Walt Disney Company, automotive supplier Delphi, General Electric, energy companies like Duke, and even technology companies such as Google and Microsoft all including a future carbon price in their planning.

According to SourceWatch, Singer has also done consulting work for other major oil companies including Texaco, Arco, Shell, Sun, Inocal, the Electric Power Institute, Florida Power and the American Gas Association.

The industry had to run faster just to stand still: major oil companies experienced declining returns even at high prices while swelling capital investments were needed to support a stagnating production.

Earlier today, executives from other major oil companies engaged in offshore drilling testified before Washington.

Campbell explains the synergy that existed between junior oil companies, trusts, and major oil companies like this: the juniors would go out and explore reserves, and when those reserves started to produce 10,000 barrels a day, the juniors would then sell that production into a trust, make a nice profit, and start raising money in the capital markets all over again.

Wyoming Tight Gas Litigation (Amoco) Multi-district antitrust § 1 class action litigation in Kansas City between major oil companies, states and federal natural gas regulators and utilities, involving claimed natural gas price - fixing (Kansas City).

She was a member of the legal team representing Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) which was named «Attorneys of the Year» for Environmental Law in 2001 by California Lawyer (Daily Journal Corp.) for the resolution of a precedent - setting case requiring major oil companies to clean up more than a thousand sites contaminated by the gasoline additive MTBE.

Represented major oil company criminally charged with making false statements and unlawful storage, handling and disposal of hazardous materials

Lead counsel in an ICC arbitration in Paris, conducted in French, brought by two major oil companies concerning the interpretation of the State's standard form of production - sharing contract.

Having gained vast experience in contracts administration management of oil field development projects (onshore & Offshore) for major oil companies and EPC organizations around the world, I would appreciate the opportunity of working with a company where my qualifications and experience can be utilized to help improve contract management practices during pre-award and post-award phases of projects, working in a cohesive tea...

This is why I used corpus - linguistic tools — essentially, using a computer to analyse vast amounts of text for certain patterns — to investigate nearly 500 corporate documents produced between 2000 and 2013 by major oil companies (including all the big names).

Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of an Indian project development company in an arbitration dispute with major oil companies.

After underperforming its competition throughout the last decade, Gheit wrote, BP was the only major oil company to perform better than the S&P 500 last year.

Experts say that sales of premium fuel will level off as motorists turn to the midrange, 89 - octane unleaded gasolines that have been introduced by most major oil companies.

Major oil companies such as BP (NYSE: BP) are in position to profit from the increasing need for energy around the world.

In sharp contrast to Exxon's approach, BP was the first major oil company to state publicly, in 1997, that the risks of climate change are serious and that precautionary action is justified.

Represented two major oil companies in multi-district litigation in New York for nationwide groundwater contamination relating to MTBE, a gasoline oxygenate

The loss mirrored those of other major oil companies, including Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which reported a third - quarter net loss of $ 7.42 billion Thursday, the most in more than a decade.