Sentences with phrase «of large oil companies»

So I am getting myself up to speed on the history of environmental activism in the Amazon, many areas of which have been devastated by the carelessness of large oil companies drilling in the rainforest.

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.

Jeff is the safety training manager of a large oil company.

Perhaps lesser - known to its millions of US patrons, Shell is the wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest oil companies in the world.

Perhaps lesser - known to its millions of US patrons, Shell is the wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest oil companies in the world.

Purportedly set up to represent «small, independent oil and natural gas producers,» instead «Energy in Depth» is funded by some of the largest oil companies on the planet, such as Chevron, BP, Shell and Occidental, along with the American Petroleum Institute and other trade associations.

New York City is suing five of the largest oil companies over the billions of dollars it spends protecting the city from the effects of climate change, and it plans to divest its pension funds» $ 5 billion in assets involving fossil fuel producers, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.

«This was a highly complex negotiation, involving commercial, tax, and international arbitration matters, which was conducted simultaneously in English and Russian with four of the largest oil companies in the world,» lead Curtis Mallet partner Gilioli said in a statement.

Not exact matches

The much - anticipated international listing of Saudi Aramco — the world's largest oil company — is likely to be delayed until 2019, but that decision makes sense given that oil prices are expected to head to $ 80 per barrel, a private equity investor said.

Investors hoping to a buy a piece of the world's largest oil company may be forced to wait until 2019 at the earliest, amid reports Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) is likely to be delayed.

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.

And yes, the Dow has a heavy component of large industrial and energy companies which have recently soared on expectations that President Trump and his administration will sponsor new infrastructure spending projects and oil pipeline expansion.

In the first decade of the century, the large integrated oil companies traded at an average discount of between 11 % and 12 % compared to their pure - play competitors, according to a study conducted at the time by Citi Investment Research and Analysis.

Investors who would prefer to play E&P companies more broadly could consider the iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, which focuses on large - cap companies and has an expense ratio of 0.43 %.

Large integrated oil companies are known as such because they not only produce oil, but they also refine it into finished products, such as jet fuel, gasoline, heating oil, and diesel, and sell it via a network of gasoline stations.

Investors hoping to a buy a piece of the world's largest oil company may be forced to wait until 2019 at the earliest, amid reports Saudi Aramco's IPO is likely to be delayed.

Months of deliberations behind closed doors at Shell headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, had led the top brass at the world's largest non-state-owned oil company by sales to conclude that the energy industry was changing fundamentally — in a way that could turn the profitable oil - sands operation into a liability.

The company was also an entry point to ExxonMobil, the world's largest energy company with 56,000 service stations — including those belonging to Imperial Oil — and hundreds of thousands of retail employees internationally.

Susan Hirsch, portfolio manager of the TIAA - CREF Large - Cap Growth fund, prefers to get her exposure to the energy industry via a company that's less sensitive to the ups and downs in oil prices.

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.

That's a sharp decline in two quarters, in large part attributable to the drop in oil prices, the effects of which are still working their way through company balance sheets.

In a separate report focusing on larger integrated oil companies, Moody's came to a similar conclusion — that the substantial improvement in the financial position of the oil industry over the past year is poised to slow down.

Recent reports that China's large state - owned oil companies are considering an outright purchase of 5 percent of Saudi Aramco, a move that Saudi Arabia is rumored to be considering in lieu of the Aramco IPO, should be seen in this context.

And this is, after all, the company that in 2000 «accidentally» sank the world's largest oil platform at the time just a few months after taking ownership of it.

Everyone from medical equipment suppliers to software producers to food services companies — all of these sectors service the oil and gas industry, and many of the largest happen to be based in the U.S.

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.

This year's Fortune 500 generated a total of $ 944.5 billion in earnings, which are down 12.6 % from last year's record of $ 1.08 trillion, in large part because tumbling oil prices took a toll on the majority of the companies on the list.

Moreover, Moody's said the ranks of the lowest level of junk bond issuers are growing, with an 8 percent quarterly increase and 27 percent growth annually, thanks in large part to weakness in oil and gas companies.

With a market cap of about $ 25 billion at the time, the family - run oil and gas empire was the largest company Elliott had ever gone after, and it occupied a nostalgic place in American culture thanks to the novelty toy trucks it released each year at Christmastime.

Rosenstein says that the company's average oil and gas production over three years has a significant impact on management's long - term incentive pay, which makes up the largest part of its compensation.

BP beat analyst expectations on Tuesday, as higher crude prices and rising production levels helped to fast - track a recovery in one of Europe's largest oil and gas companies.

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 workplace.

The French oil group, which is the parent company of U.S. solar manufacturer SunPower, is set to acquire a 74.33 % stake in France's third largest electric utility Direct Energie.

Bloomberg Gadfly suggests Anadarko's predicament is illustrative of a broader problem with oil companies of similar size, who are posting disappointing cash flow figures as they drill more and grow larger.

Oil prices continue to remain low, however, thanks in large part to the ingenuity of Texas fracking companies.

But the steep tumble from $ 100 - per - barrel oil has helped cut short the age of big, multi-year mine developments, forcing companies to shelve other large projects; analysts expect smaller, more modular expansion projects from here on in.

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.

«Over recent months, several of the world's largest oil companies have acquired a variety of companies and projects that have nothing to do with extracting, refining, or distributing hydrocarbons — but that are set to thrive in the low - carbon transition,» the report states.

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 recent months, several of the world's largest oil companies have acquired a variety of companies and projects that have nothing to do with extracting, refining, or distributing hydrocarbons — but that are set to thrive in the low - carbon transition,» the report

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.

The Argentina government has been keen on attracting some of the largest energy companies in the world to scale up shale oil and gas drilling.

InsideClimate News reviewed 25 years» worth of shareholder proposals at the three largest U.S. oil companies — ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips — to see how they responded to investor concerns about climate change.

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.

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP By Kim Iskyan In December, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, one of Russia's most high - profile political prisoners and the former CEO of Yukos Oil — at one point Russia's largest oil company — was abruptly releasOil — at one point Russia's largest oil company — was abruptly releasoil company — was abruptly released.

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.

Buffett's company had about 1.28 million shares of Exxon, the world's largest oil company, as of Sept. 30, Omaha, Nebraska - based Berkshire said today in a regulatory filing disclosing U.S. equity investments.

Of course, the precipitous drop in oil prices (down about 40 % from last year) is helping some large manufacturing, consumer discretionary, and transportation companies (prominently including airlines) offset the negative impact of the rising dollaOf course, the precipitous drop in oil prices (down about 40 % from last year) is helping some large manufacturing, consumer discretionary, and transportation companies (prominently including airlines) offset the negative impact of the rising dollaof the rising dollar.