Sentences with phrase «oil and gas development on»

Lafayette may be primed to halt new oil and gas development on the eve of widescale fracking plans slated for Boulder County.
Oil and gas development on federal lands should proceed apace to keep up with the private sector, and privatization (de-socialism) of mineral rights and the title to the land itself should be on my new agenda.
In the last few years, I've focused on the impacts of noise from oil and gas development on arthropod and bird communities, and the cascading effects on sagebrush physiology.
The American Petroleum Institute hopes EPA's move is part of a one - two punch, with the Senate also considering using the Congressional Review Act to torpedo Bureau of Land Management restrictions on methane emissions for oil and gas development on public and tribal lands.
In the years since the last vote on ANWR, she said oil and gas development on state lands has expanded to border the Arctic refuge on the east, bringing infrastructure closer to the region.
But evidence shows they may be connected in another way — the physical footprint of oil and gas development on the landscape may not only contribute to global warming, it may also affect an ecosystem's ability to withstand it.

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Avoiding a pileup will depend on how she handles three things: oil and gas royalties, pipeline development and climate change action.
But developments in the oil and gas industry and an influx of new residents are putting pressure on local amenities, as Alison Birrane reports.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
#WITH a 28 per cent success rate in the exploration of the Timor Sea region, there is currently a strong industry focus on offshore and onshore oil and gas development.
«Each purchase of a white Coca - Cola can supports: false testimony on global warming; perpetration of the myth about endangered polar bears... activism to fight the development of affordable coal, oil and natural gas; hypocrites who won't follow their own recommendations; and expansion of already excessive environmental regulations.
Papa, CEO of Centennial Resource Development, is a closely followed figure in the U.S. shale drilling world, where producers rely on advanced techniques to coax oil and gas from tight rock formations.
«There's a question of whether going along with the approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make LNG development in B.C. more challenging by angering First Nations so adamantly opposed to the oil sands pipeline,» said George Hoberg, a professor at the University of British Columbia's school of forestry and founder of UBCC350, a group pressing for action on greenhouse gas emissions.
BOEM seeks a wide array of input, including information on the economic, social, and environmental values of all OCS resources, as well as the potential impact of oil and gas exploration and development on other resource values of the OCS and the marine, coastal, and human environments.
Meanwhile, continued development of shale oil and gas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and elsewhere has helped reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy and brought back thousands of manufacturing jobs.
The profitability of oil and natural gas development activity depends on both the prices realized by producers and the cost and productivity of newly developed wells.
The Board has concluded that Mr. Nickerson is qualified to serve as a Director because, among other things, he has over 30 years of experience in oil and gas operations, with a focus on midstream asset development and management, a critical element of the Company's current strategy.
Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: AMR, AMRWW) independent exploration and production company focused on the development and acquisition of unconventional oil and natural gas reserves in the eastern portion of the Anadarko Basin referred to as the STACK.
Structured midstream partnership with an oil and gas producer focused on unconventional natural gas exploration, production, and development.
August 22, 2012: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, «Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf — Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf»
The letter, which goes on to call the development project «vital infrastructure», was written in response to the filing of a B.C. reference case that will question whether the province has the power to regulate the flow of oil and gas across provincial borders.
Though we are disappointed with Newfield's stock performance, we are pleased with management's decision to decrease spending on natural gas reserve development and instead spend that money on its oil properties.
In environmental policy, the Party promises stronger greenhouse gas emission regulations and enforcement in the oil - patch; a water management plan to ensure that current and future needs are balanced; a moratorium on additional resource development on lakeshores and lake beds; a Green Energy Plan to support green energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats in the vicinity of cities.
The Oil and Gas Exploration and Production segment explores for and produces oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), and focuses on the development and operation of the Company's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in MozambiqOil and Gas Exploration and Production segment explores for and produces oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), and focuses on the development and operation of the Company's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in MozambiqGas Exploration and Production segment explores for and produces oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), and focuses on the development and operation of the Company's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambiqoil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), and focuses on the development and operation of the Company's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambiqgas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), and focuses on the development and operation of the Company's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambiqgas liquids (NGLs), and focuses on the development and operation of the Company's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambiqgas (LNG) project in Mozambique.
Being the first project to be launched after the enactment of the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act in 2010, the ongoing integration and work on the Egina project pushes the Nigerian local content on the project to the highest level and has set a benchmark for the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry.
Mr Ato Panford, the NPP parliamentary candidate for Shama Constituency, said this during a recent parliamentary candidates» debate held on the theme: «Election 2016 - Prioritizing Fisheries and Oil and Gas Governance Issues for Inclusive Development».
The GMD, who congratulated PENGASSAN for a successful delegates» conference, also urged them to chart a new course for the Union and the Oil and Gas Industry that is hinged on greater collaboration for improved productivity and innovative ideas towards growth and development.
On his part, Vice Chancellor of UMaT Professor Jerry S. Y. Kuma, expressed delight with the agreement and referred to GNPC's support as monumental to the development of human capacity in Ghana's mining, oil and gas sector.
The Trump Administration budget would eliminate funding for research on ecological effects of unconventional oil and gas development.
The Department of the Interior has proposed requiring the disclosure of chemicals used during hydraulic - fracturing operations on public lands, but much of the current oil and gas development is taking place on private land.
In the Arctic, which acts as an air conditioner for the world but where some of the fastest climate - related changes are occurring, the countries agreed to set standards on shipping, fishing, and oil and gas exploration and development, and to base decisions on scientific evidence.
If such developments were to occur elsewhere, either because of shale gas or the advent of a truly global natural gas market, then, according to our analysis, this could have a major impact on the use of different fuels — oil, gas, coal, renewables, and nuclear.»
The president - elect will likely start rolling back eight years of Obama administration climate regulations and restrictions on coal, oil and gas development
Top priorities of the Trump transition team and cabinet nominees — many who disregard the connection between global warming and fossil fuel energy use — include rolling back eight years of Obama administration climate regulations and restrictions on coal, oil and gas development.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday signed an executive order reinstating a moratorium on new leases for oil and natural gas development in state parks and forests
In April, President Trump signed an executive order that reversed the Obama administration's ban on oil and gas development in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, though it is being contested in court by environmental groups.
With renewed interest in arctic oil and gas development and recognition that the polar regions are early warning systems for climate change, both foreign and Canadian researchers once again are focusing on the Arctic.
Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing faults to the point of failure.
At home the bureaucracy is powerful and the central government influential, with an emphasis on oil and gas development, which has created new barriers for Russian and foreign scientists.
For more information on G20 fossil fuel subsidies, including public finance, read Oil Change International and Overseas Development Institute's report: Empty Promises: G20 Subsidies to Oil, Gas, and Coal Production
Through our current campaign, Our Common Waters, and with exposure to increased oil and gas development near our homes and communities, we have grown concerned about hydraulic fracturing (commonly called «fracking») and its impact on water, air, soil, wildlife habitat, and human health.
The alternative pathway, which the world seems to be on now, is continued extraction of all fossil fuels, including development of unconventional fossil fuels such as tar sands, tar shale, hydrofracking to extract oil and gas, and exploitation of methane hydrates.
The firm is primarily focused on the natural gas operations in East Texas and North Louisiana, and the Permian and Delaware Basins of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico under lease for oil and gas exploration and development.
The energy tubular products division, which supplies pipes for oil and gas exploration and development, saw its revenue rise 14 % on higher demand for oil and gas rigs.
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. operates as an exploration and production company, which focuses on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the Montana and North Dakota.
Management challenges and threats that impact on the integrity of the property include; overharvesting of marine resources, coastal development, tourism, industrial development and proposed oil and gas exploration and exploitation.
A much larger body of law, he said, is focused on developmenton managing resource extraction, for instance (think oil and gas leases)-- but is not crafted from the ground up with broader consideration for social and environmental impacts.
In terms of advocacy, this is tricky; people in the fossil fuel sector will doubtless claim that lower climate sensitivity means rapid reductions in fossil fuel use are not necessary, so they can go on with their plans for more gas and oil development without breaching the Paris Agreements, etc..
Second, if divestment were to reduce the financial resources of coal, oil, and gas companies (which it would NOT do), this would only reduce research and development at those same companies of: carbon capture and storage technologies; other key technological breakthroughs; and renewable sources of energy (the fossil fuel companies are carrying out much of the R&D on renewables).
Again, don't take my word for it: MMS itself acknowledged in its Final Environmental Impact Statement on Lease Sale 193 that oil and gas development will harass and ultimately even kill polar bears.
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