Sentences with phrase «of acreage in»

Although several large - scale solar projects in California have sputtered (including two from BrightSource) and technical challenges are considerable, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a move in early July to prioritize more than 300,000 acres of public lands in six Western states for use by utility - scale solar plants, with nearly half of that acreage in California.

I think the government should sell most of its acreage in the US interior and start buying up coastal land.

That answer could come as early as this evening, but potentially Thursday morning as first responders battle a wildfire that continues to consume large amounts of acreage in the Bastrop area.

The plan includes the potential lease of acreage in federal offshore areas such as the Atlantic region.

He also says the company is sitting on a lot of acreage in emerging gas fields, and its investment - grade credit rating of BBB + means it's a low - risk play.

Not exact matches

In 2012 it bought Celtic Exploration Ltd. for $ 3.1 billion, vastly increasing its acreage in the shale gas formations of northern B.C. and AlbertIn 2012 it bought Celtic Exploration Ltd. for $ 3.1 billion, vastly increasing its acreage in the shale gas formations of northern B.C. and Albertin the shale gas formations of northern B.C. and Alberta.

If anything the potential for disruption is greater in Alberta, where people think nothing of driving three hours each way for a weekend jaunt in the mountains and where Calgary and Edmonton are putting the finishing touches on ring roads that link far - flung suburbs and quicken the commutes from semi-rural acreages.

The five - year program, launched by the federal government in early January, proposes to make over 90 percent of the total U.S. offshore acreage available to oil and gas drilling.

That has Anderson speculating that, with the help of consumers» more refined palates and a new frontier in pharmaceuticals, his acreage could soon be a $ 10 - million operation.

Miro Advisors has been selected by oil and gas explorer New Standard Energy to manage the farm - out of its Western Australian exploration acreage, continuing four years of rapid growth for the Perth advisory firm, as detailed in this week's edition of Business News.

??? But the price of corn is going to be high enough that people are going to want to plant corn, only that corn acreage is going to come in and infringe on the soybean,» he says, adding that increased Chinese demand for soybean oil will mean fewer acres for cotton — putting even more pressure on an industry that's already feeling the pinch.

Additional opportunities to grow the acreage position through acquisitions and / or swaps will be considered however the focus of the company's activities in British Columbia will now switch towards operational activities in anticipation of a drilling program.»

Their strategy with the Montney is to acquire a material acreage position, prove up its value with a small but targeted drill campaign and then monetise the asset, possibly via a take out by one of the gaggle of really big players in the area.

In an update to the ASX this week, Calima pointed out that testing of Painted Pony's first well in the Beg Block, just 40kms south of Calima's acreage, had averaged more than 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per daIn an update to the ASX this week, Calima pointed out that testing of Painted Pony's first well in the Beg Block, just 40kms south of Calima's acreage, had averaged more than 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per dain the Beg Block, just 40kms south of Calima's acreage, had averaged more than 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

«Last year, we successfully completed the transformation of our extensive Spraberry / Wolfcamp acreage position in the Permian Basin of West Texas from a vertical oil play into a horizontal oil play with a drilling inventory that will last decades,» chairman and CEO Scott D. Sheffield said in the company's 2014 annual report.

Under a joint venture agreement, Calima has already earned a 20 % stake in the acreage, and can lift this to 55 % in two stages with a total spend of CAD$ 20M by February 2020.

In Canada, this has translated into a more favourable investment climate, with pipeline giant Transcanada saying it is courting prolific British Columbia acreage holders as potential customers as it looks to build future pipeline transportation solutions to the Gulf of Mexico.

The IEA's forecasts overlap largely with the Trump administration's pursuit of what it calls «energy dominance» — a strategy that has been visible in its rollback of various Obama - era policies this year (above all in the U.S.'s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord), and in a big expansion of federal acreage offered for oil and gas prospecting.

The number of wildfires touching more than 50,000 acres has been increasing over the last 30 years, and the total acreage burned this decade is more than double the area burned in the 1990s.

In 2012, western Canadian farmers seeded 21 million of acres of canola, surpassing the acreage for wheat (at 17 million) for the first time.

Representing one of its first major overseas acquisitions, the company's wholly - owned subsidiary, Woodside Energy (USA) Inc. reached agreement with the Marathon Oil Company — part of the USX - Marathon Group which is a unit of the USX Corporation in Pittsburgh — for the acquisition of interests in a number of deep water exploration acreage blocks in the Gulf.

WOODSIDE Petroleum Limited has paid US$ 25.6 million for entry into hydrocarbon prospective, deep water exploration acreage in the Gulf of Mexico.

Apache's Alpine High acreage lies in the southern portion of the Delaware Basin, primarily in Reeves County, Texas.

The acreage and reserves for WLL mentioned in the discussions above (due to its size of operations) also tilt the scales for choosing the stock.

BHP's acreage is located adjacent to assets controlled by Shell and Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC.N) in the Permian Basin of west Texas and New Mexico.

Finally, Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO) has quietly built up an extensive position in the Permian via a series of acreage acquisitions and is currently the largest pure - play on the Permian.

The former House speaker announced his views on cannabis had evolved and, in support of legalization, he was joining the board of directors of New York - based marijuana company Acreage Holdings.

Just last month the company spent $ 160 million for more acreage in the Permian, financing the purchase with $ 125 million of high - yield debt and borrowings under its credit facility.

You Are Investing in Something Good — The US real estate market has seen better days (like when pioneers raced out West and planted flags in the ground to claim their acreage), but property is one of those things that, when taken care of, can result in many years of income returns.

Some of the optimism in Oklahoma likely was due to the increase in cotton acreage and the relative strength in cotton prices (Chart 8).

Murkowski's office said the ANWR section in question represents about 8 percent of total ANWR acreage.

In March, oil and gas companies only bought about 1 percent of the acreage on offer in the US» largest offshore auction in historIn March, oil and gas companies only bought about 1 percent of the acreage on offer in the US» largest offshore auction in historin the US» largest offshore auction in historin history.

Licenses are good for two years from the date of the license, as long as a license fee of $ 250.00 + acreage / square footage cost is paid at the start of the second year of the license to maintain the license (in addition to program compliance).

Leading one of the highest - planted acreages of any AVA, Brannen will oversee the Commission's annual budget to market the Lodi region, facilitate grower education, viticultural research, and expand awareness of the sustainable farming practices of the Lodi Rules ™ — a third - party - certified sustainable winegrowing program started by the Winegrape Commission in 2005.

Sustainability in Numbers As of November 2017, 127 wineries producing more than 74 % (211 million cases) of California's total wine production and 1,099 vineyards farming 134,000 acres (about 22 % of statewide wine acreage) are certified sustainable.

Herbicides are used on only 7 % of the alfalfa acreage in the country as «companion crops» in alfalfa fields are commonly utilized by dairy and beef producers for weed control and nutritional balance in livestock diets.

New Mexico's chile growers plant most of the state's chile acreage to cultivars developed at NMSU or to cultivars that have N M S U cultivars in their pedigrees.

Its safety efforts include a recall program in which the fruit in all of its shipments can be identified by code to the grower, acreage, date of packing and picking.

New Mexico growers were surveyed in 1998, and 50 % of their chile pepper acreage was planted with an NMSU cultivar (Skaggs, 2000).

General Mills has increased its organic acreage by 120 percent since 2009, and it is one of the top five companies sourcing organic ingredients in the U.S.

The decision to up its organic acreage is in line with General Mills» consistent moves in the direction of producing more natural and organic products.

With more than 70 % of California's winegrape acreage and case production engaged in the CSWA program, the industry has bolstered its environmental and sustainability credentials in the public policy and marketplace arenas, including the competitive global market,» said Robert P. (Bobby) Koch, president and CEO of Wine Institute.

«With over 2,000 California winegrape growers and winemakers participating in the CSWA program, representing nearly 70 % of the state's wine acreage and 80 % of case production, California has one of the most widely adopted sustainable winegrowing programs in the world in terms of wine acreage and case production.»

New Mexico farmers harvested 72,700 tons of chiles on 12,300 acres in 2009, a 35 percent decline in acreage since 2000, and a far cry from 1992, when acreage reached 34,500.

Cargill's commitment to verification of these ingredients, and others expected in the future, should have significant impact on the available non-GMO verified ingredient supply for consumer packaged goods, and increase the acreage dedicated to non-GMO agriculture in North America.

Another 10 % of California vineyard acreage is certified to other programs in the state, including Fish Friendly Farming, Lodi Rules, Napa Green and Sustainability in Practice (SIP).

The vintners and growers involved in the program represent more than 70 percent of California's wine production and winegrape acreage.

Vineyards and wineries representing more than 70 percent of California's vineyard acreage and wine case production participate in the comprehensive California Sustainable Winegrowing Program, a remarkable scale of accomplishment as California is the world's fourth - largest wine producer.

In the last decade, 1,800 vineyard and winery organizations, representing more than 70 percent of California's winegrape acreage and case production, have participated in CSWA's Sustainable Winegrowing PrograIn the last decade, 1,800 vineyard and winery organizations, representing more than 70 percent of California's winegrape acreage and case production, have participated in CSWA's Sustainable Winegrowing Prograin CSWA's Sustainable Winegrowing Program.

In fact, in 2015, 25 % of the statewide acreage and 64 % of the statewide case production were certified by Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing, Lodi Rules, Napa Green and / or Sustainability in PracticIn fact, in 2015, 25 % of the statewide acreage and 64 % of the statewide case production were certified by Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing, Lodi Rules, Napa Green and / or Sustainability in Practicin 2015, 25 % of the statewide acreage and 64 % of the statewide case production were certified by Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing, Lodi Rules, Napa Green and / or Sustainability in Practicin Practice.