Sentences with phrase «oil and gas wells long»

It should come as no surprise that experts in avoiding and stopping blowouts of oil and gas wells long ago saw the deep - ocean drilling frontier as particularly dangerous terrain.

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Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

However, their long - term contracts and the fact that greater use of frac sand is one way for oil and gas companies to maximize productivity from each well means that demand declines might prove smaller than those of other oil services companies.

Well, if the decline in energy services is short - lived then not much, as the megatrend of increasing U.S. oil and gas production is likely to provide a strong long - term growth catalyst for the industry.

1) Sift the flour into a mixing bowl 2) Add the salt to the flour, mixing together 3) Add the olive oil, mixing as you add to ensure the flour envelopes the oil 4) Add warm water bit by bit until dough reaches the right consistency 5) One the dough ready, roll it into a ball, and knead well on a cool, flat surface 6) Flatten the dough with a wooden rolling pin 7) Cut into 10 cm pieces and roll them long enough and evenly 8) Place the pin - shaped dough on a well - greased baking tray 9) Bake in oven at 175 deg cel (medium heat for gas ovens) for 20 -30 minutes or until the sticks are ready (test by breaking off a small piece to check that the inside is well cooked) 10) Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving

The industry employs hundreds of thousands of individuals in Scotland; the cut in the PRT and supplementary charge signals that the Government has taken a long - term view to protect the industry in recognising that its role is to mitigate as best it can against the natural fluctuation of the oil and gas commodity prices.»

Today, due to the volume of shipping as well as offshore oil and gas drilling and exploration, the din underwater — where sounds can travel long distances — is constant.

«This is important work,» he says, «but the great bulk of the problem is elsewhere, downstream in the natural gas system», including poorly capped oil and gas wells no longer in production.

Abandoned oil wells and depleted natural gas reservoirs might also work, Peek says, as long as they are not too remote to be hooked into the electrical grid.

One of the lesser - known facts about oil and gas drilling is that most of what comes out of wells is water — truckloads of non-potable water that has long been a major disposal problem for oil and gas drillers.

What makes oil and natural gas stocks so appealing for long - term investors is that no other sector is situated so well to profit from global growth in the future.

You can profit over the long term by investing in well - established and well - managed companies that are active in businesses involving highly volatile commodities such as oil and gas.

The questions center on Field's close relationship with the oil and gas industry and long history of glossing over important questions about the integrity of wells and reliability of state oversight.

In 2006, I interviewed dozens of experts on energy, climate, and the economy for a story in our ongoing Energy Challenge series, and more than a few warned then that, in the world of politics and policy, the need to deal with a growing global oil crunch could well trump the need to curb greenhouse gases and limit long - term climate risks.

Credits for using giant machines to remove the gas are not likely to be accepted internationally for a long time, if at all, not least because the industrial infrastructure needed for extraction would need to be about as big as the infrastructure that puts it there — oil wells, coal mines, railways, pipelines, power plants, refineries and so on.

H2 is so simple to synthesize from non-fossil fuel sources and can be made right at the point of consumption, thus saving a lot of expenses and energy in transporting the oil and gas long distance from the well, and then considerable cost in oil refining and Nat Gas purification, and then transporting the refined fossil fuels to the point of consumptigas long distance from the well, and then considerable cost in oil refining and Nat Gas purification, and then transporting the refined fossil fuels to the point of consumptiGas purification, and then transporting the refined fossil fuels to the point of consumption.

Oil and gas extraction would drop as well, but more gradually, as federal lands and waters represent a smaller fraction of national production, and these resources take longer to develop.

Indeed, throughout the long oil and gas history of the Appalachian Mountains, where the world's first oil well was drilled in 1859, drillers have known of «shows» of gas from the shale, brief blasts that would blow methane - charged water out of the hole, or tangle the drilling lines.

Meanwhile, numerous industry efforts are underway to further exploit stressed public lands and perpetuate fossil - fuel dependence through the extraction of coal, oil and gas, oil shale and tar sands, and liquefied natural gas development — as well as uranium mining and milling and the construction of energy corridors and long - distance electric transmission lines.

Long term expert on oil and energy trends, Richard Heinberg, explains the oil story well in this podcast, while this excellent overview from Chris Nelder, shows how oil, gas and coal are all under serious pressure.

It will be essential for countries to integrate better measurement and management of oil and gas methane emissions into the development, assessment and implementation of long - term GHG mitigation plans to maximize GHG reductions from those policies.

Over the long term, it surely pays to be green: you use less gas or heating oil and you leave more money in your pocket; you grow your own food and reduce your expenses (over time) as well as your diet's carbon footprint; you reduce, reuse, and recycle and you get far, far more bang for your buck while putting less waste into the production and distribution streams.

Constitutional law: Redwater Energy Corporation is a bankrupt company that held licences in oil and gas properties, including «orphan» wells that are no longer producing.

He also regularly advises clients on gathering, processing and transportation arrangements for hydrocarbons, as well as the long - term sale / supply of oil, gas, natural gas liquids and LNG.

• Successfully traded and maintained long and short term positions in natural gas and crude oil futures, as well as crude oil options.