Sentences with phrase «oil drilling activities»

She added that research suggests the plan will allow oil drilling activity both too close to mating grounds, and too close to places where females nest.

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OSLO, April 18 - Offshore oil driller Seadrill plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late June or early July to catch the rising wave of rig market activity, its chief executive told said on Wednesday.

Oil prices gave up earlier gains as rising U.S. output loomed over markets, despite a slowdown in rig drilling activity.

Companies in this industry lease out equipment for activities related to air, sea, and rail transport, as well as construction of highways, roads, tunnels, bridges, and oil drilling.

OSLO, April 18 (Reuters)- Offshore oil driller Seadrill plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late June or early July to catch the rising wave of rig market activity, its chief executive told said on Wednesday.

After falling for four consecutive months, support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction rose 9.9 % in April, as both rigging and drilling services advanced.

The Fed said Hurricane Harvey was responsible for most of the decline by depressing oil drilling, petroleum refining and other industrial activity.

Companies whose businesses are dominated by either of the following activities: The construction or provision of oil rigs, drilling equipment and other energy - related service and equipment, including seismic data collection.

Global oil producers were able to earn attractive full - cycle rates of returns on capital employed above $ 85 per barrel, but at current prices, the industry is being forced to significantly pare back drilling activity.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released another EIA Drilling Activity report that raised its estimates for shale oil production without considering the realities on the ground.

Oil prices declined by about 1 % as the news about the next increase in drilling activity in the US overshadowed the optimism of market participants regarding the conditions of production by OPEC reduction agreement.

We expect the price of oil to be higher five years from now and with a higher commodity price, also expect higher drilling activity.

(Reuters)- Disposal of wastewater from oil and gas drilling into a Colorado well was ordered halted this week after seismic activity was detected in the area, state regulators said on Tuesday.

In that case, several Republican congressmembers camped out on the House floor during the August recess to protest the lack of a vote on expanded oil - and - gas drilling, and supporters vigorously chronicled their activities through short messages to the Twitter - using audience.

Since the three main Westminster political parties all endorse the conclusions of Sir Ian Wood's recent review on how to maximise the economic recovery of oil and gas from the UK Continental Shelf (Search for UKCS Maximising Recovery Review Final Report, here), and its tacit underlying fiscal premises (namely that there is a need for a simplified fiscal regime to incentivise investment and drilling activity, as well as to ease the burden upon the new regulator of the upstream sector), it does not take the gift of prophecy to appreciate that the ultimate outcome of this subsequent review on the shape of the UK fiscal regime seems foreordained; namely, a return to the situation that prevailed before the introduction of SC, whereby the only levy on income from oil and gas fields is to be Corporation Income Tax at the standard rate levied on the likes of Starbucks and Amazon.

Wolfe's group is pressing the Interior Department to categorize the walrus as either «threatened» or «endangered,» a move that would give the federal government more oversight of commercial activity — like oil drilling — in the walrus's critical habitat.

Although most oil and gas activities are now occurring only in the Beaufort Sea, primarily near Prudhoe Bay, there has been a recent lease sale in the Chukchi Sea, NOAA notes, and the agency expects oil exploration and drilling to increase there.

Human activities (e.g., oil and gas drilling), geologic seeps, and fire also contribute to the total budget.

Yet there are still some legitimate ways of reducing tax liability through investments in certain types of partnership or limited liability company arrangements involving such activities as oil and gas drilling.

Benefiting from increased drilling activity in the face of record oil prices, the company has seen its earnings from continuing operations gush from $ 0.04 per share in 2004 to $ 4.35 for fiscal - year 2007.

Not only can earthquakes have an impact far beyond major fault lines, some areas of the country — notably, parts of Oklahoma — are experiencing more seismic activity as a result of oil drilling efforts.

The Surfrider Foundation is using this year's Hands Across The Sand event to raise awareness on «Three Essential Truths» about new offshore drilling: it will not reduce the price at the pump; it will not eliminate America's reliance on foreign oil; and it is an inherently risky activity that causes significant impacts to the environment through every stage of the drilling process.

Human activities (e.g., oil and gas drilling), geologic seeps, and fire also contribute to the total budget.

It expanded extraction using hydrofracturing in tar sands to increase activity in offshore oil drilling all over the world, thereby maximizing its rate of fossil fuel extraction and processing.

and «Despite this long history of drilling and production history there has been little activity in Ontario targeted at shale oil and gas drilling and production.»

The demonstration protested the oil company's exploration activities and plans to drill in the Arctic.

If you believe that your serious illness or the death of a loved one was caused by toxic chemical exposure or groundwater contamination from oil and gas drilling activities, HMG and the Schafer Law Firm can help you seek just compensation for your injuries.

The ongoing representation of a US oil and gas drilling company in US and Venezuelan litigations against the Republic of Venezuela and the Venezuelan national oil company for takings in violation of international law and breaches of contract under the expropriation and commercial activities exceptions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

With decreasing oil prices, drilling activity, as well as oilfield servicing is substantially impacted.

Not only can earthquakes have an impact far beyond major fault lines, some areas of the country — notably, parts of Oklahoma — are experiencing more seismic activity as a result of oil drilling efforts.

Contacted landowners and other representatives of coal and oil firms to settle agreements, such as royalty contracts, options and leases for producing activities in particular coal and oil fields, drilling and exploration

Typical job activities listed on a Reservoir Engineer resume include using advanced equipment and computer software, making adjustments during the drilling process, analyzing reservoir viability and investment potential, and updating knowledge of oil price fluctuations.

Roughnecks work on offshore oil rigs and perform activities such as setting up and maintaining oil rigs, preparing the area for drilling operations, assembling pipes, driving trucks, loading and unloading various items, and cleaning the area when drilling operations are complete.

An expansion of new oil and gas drilling technology known as «fracking» is prompting more industrial activity inside middle and upper - middle - class residential neighborhoods, Reuters reports.