Sentences with phrase «oil and gas companies try»

This problem is only made worse by the fact that most oil and gas companies try to avoid accountability and responsibility when these accidents occur.

Not exact matches

The Omani - based company leads many different initiatives in a variety of sectors, ranging from higher education to solar energy to core testing for oil and gas, and even trying to build a «smart city» which may enable citizens to pay utility bills automatically, amongst other things.

While Cuomo claims he's trying to make New York business - friendly, an authoritative oil - and - gas industry source involved in Pennsylvania - based energy production told The Post the governor has repeatedly rejected offers of information on fracking from leading energy companies, which are prepared to invest hundreds of millions of dollars on gas exploration in the state.

The story takes place in a rural New England town, where oil company workers Steve and Sue (Damon and McDormand) are trying to secure the leases needed to drill for natural gas.

Arkady was said to have been trying to get some placing shares in the last fund raise but was too late getting the paperwork in as it was oversubscribed.Roman Abramovich gave an interview to i think a dubai newspaper in early jan where he stated he is actively seeking new oil and gas assets in siberia and he also mentioned the new proposed changes to the mineral extraction tax.So putting two and two together he must think the smaller companies in the region are prime for picking off some assets or take over.

The costs of many offshore oil and gas projects have come down sharply in recent years, as companies try to ensure their viability in a shale - inspired lower price environment.

In seeking to sue ExxonMobil and other oil and gas companies for contributing to climate change, San Francisco hired the one lawyer who has spent the last decade conspiring with activists to try and figure out a way to blame individual companies for global warming.

A tactic used by ethanol backers trying to defend the relatively defenseless Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is attempting to frame the RFS debate as one between America's oil and natural gas companies and renewable energy.

Although many oil and gas companies have tried to reduce flaring, the amount of gas actually flared has increased by more than 50 percent between September 2011 and May 2013.

Tim Ball said that he «made a point of not trying to find out who pays me,» and perhaps not so coincidentally says also, «to my knowledge, I have never received a nickel from the oil and gas companies.»

«I believe the oil and gas companies are making investments and exploring innovations around climate change because they see a potential end to their existing business model if they try to maintain the status quo,» Krzus said.

Unfortunately, oil, gas and shipping companies, and their insurance providers, often try to use their extensive resources and power to get out of paying injured offshore workers and their families compensation that is owed to them.

At a time in history where most everyone has access to the internet and since all that we as REALTORS own to sell is ourselves — unlike the oil and gas companies — it's beyond absurd that the Competition Bureau of Canada would waste two cents of taxpayers money trying to undermine a ligitimate and valuable Canadian Industry!