Sentences with phrase «oil imports into»

«WWF believes it is possible for palm oil imports into Australia to be 100 per cent CSPO by 2015, ensuring our palm oil consumption does not drive the further loss of these amazing habitats,» said Mr Bourne.

Oil imports into Canada account for about 20 - 25 percent of the total exports, with the US meeting more than 50 percent of the import requirements.

A more severe action reportedly under consideration would be a ban on Venezuelan crude oil imports into the U.S., which would likely have far - reaching implications for Venezuela, the U.S., and the oil market.

A recent mapping exercise by Defra shows that animal feed accounts for 20 % and 83 % of the palm oil and palm kernel oil imported into the UK respectively.

Which brings me to another advantage — domestic production of ethanol resulted in over 220 million FEWER barrels of oil imported into this country, saving over $ 16 billion going to foreign countries.

Not exact matches

In the past it was used to ship imported oil west into Ontario; in the future, it will likely ship prairie oil east into Quebec refineries hobbled at having to pay the higher Brent price for oil.

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.

Mexico imports a lot of oil and other energy into the US, which's mostly the source of the trade deficit.

A strong dollar makes imported goods more affordable for American consumers, while it's estimated that weak oil prices will put roughly $ 500 into the wallet of the average American driver.

The move comes as car makers and investors are pumping in billions of dollars into the so - called new energy vehicle sector in China, the world's biggest auto market, which is preparing to roll out tough norms to promote the sector to fight urban smog and cut dependence on imported oil.

The imported Italian mozzarella will «cream» into the pasta along with the juices of the tomatoes and the olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

I learned this myself first hand in the early 2000s when I imported the first «Virgin Coconut Oil» from the Philippines into the U.S. market, daring to publish the truth about fats and oils, and contradicting government nutritional advice that states saturated fats and coconut oil are harmful to one's healOil» from the Philippines into the U.S. market, daring to publish the truth about fats and oils, and contradicting government nutritional advice that states saturated fats and coconut oil are harmful to one's healoil are harmful to one's health.

They include: high levels of degraded soils; reductions in irrigation quotas to restore the health of the Murray - Darling system; the re-forestation of some agricultural land to meet emissions reductions targets; the impacts of peak oil, such as the diversion of food crops into feed - stock for biofuels; and the price and crop yield implications of peak phosphorous, given Australia's dependence on imported fertilisers.

The largest producers of oil for import into the US are Canada, Mexico and South America.

One of the charges read, «That you, Adegbite Adetoye and Ponnle Abiodun whilst being directors of Origin Oil and Gas Limited on or about the 8th day of October 2010 to December, 2011 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and with intent to defraud, conspired to obtain the sum of N735, 132, 076.18 From the Federal Government of Nigeria under false pretence that the said sum represented subsidy accruing to you, whereas the sum is above the actual subsidy payment for the importation of 15,000 mt of premium motor spirit (petrol) which you claim to have purchased from Vitol SA and imported into Nigeria through MT Silverie which representation you knew to be false.»

Following the global report indicating that Ghana's market has been flooded with toxic diesel, it has been reported that data from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revealed that Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company Limited (BOST), the state owned strategic reserve holder, accounts for a significant 25 % of the total quantity of diesel imported into the country for the first six months of 2016.

As a major oil producer, involving the private sector — and I am aware that Dangote is building some refineries and tank storage capacities — it should be possible to process Nigerian oil locally into finished petroleum products and export them to West Africa and the rest of Africa without us having to import petroleum products from outside.Speaking as a former leader of an African country, I can tell you that our quest to build our countries into industralised economies that can begin refining our own raw materials and manufacturing what we need, is not a development paradigm that the rich nations are enthused about.

Following the global report indicating that Ghana's market has been flooded with toxic diesel, it has been reported that data from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revealed that Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company Limited (BOST), the state owned strategic reserve holder, accounts for a significant 25 % of the total quantity of diesel imported into the country for the first...

We will become increasingly reliant on imports as North Sea oil and gas production goes into steep decline;

We now import roughly $ 1 billion worth of oil every single day, a huge wealth transfer out of the country into, often, the bank accounts of our adversaries.

And if hybrids become cheap enough «just replacing 1 percent of [U.S.] vehicle fleet translates into $ 4 billion in [consumer] savings, $ 80 billion in oil we don't import and 50 million tons of CO2 reduction.»

I was living in the Philippines with my family at the time, and we were the first ones to import a «virgin» coconut oil into the U.S. market back in 2002.

As EIA projects, the United States will continue to use oil well into the future, and more imports would increase U.S. dependency on others for its energy needs.

Meanwhile, the consumption of oil, half the domestic demand of which is met by imports, is rapidly increasing as vehicle ownership continues to make inroads into China's growing middle class.

When we burn all that imported oil, we release nearly 2 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, heating up the planet.

If gasoline taxes in Europe, which were designed to generate revenue and to discourage excessive dependence on imported oil, were thought of as a carbon tax, the $ 4.40 per gallon would translate into a carbon tax of $ 1,815 per ton.

Ertmer concedes that federal law exempts from regulation the mature stalks, fiber, oil, and seed of the cannabis plant but says that while the exemptions «may allow certain plant components to be imported into the United States,» it doesn't «change the fact that Congress did regulate the growing marijuana plant.

The multi-billion dollar refinery, which processes tar sands imported from Alberta, Canada, into crude oil, is located in Southwest Detroit bordering the neighboring communities of River Rouge, and Melvindale.

The LCFS would essentially ban imports to California of fuels derived from unconventional sources such as oil sands from Canada, oil shale from the Western US, or domestic coal supplies that can be converted into transportation fuels.

Organizers are concerned about Canada's relentless lobbying against a key piece of EU climate policy, the Fuel Quality Directive, which aims to reduce imports of highly polluting fuels such as tar sands and synthetic oil from coal into Europe.

Reduce dependency on (imported) fossil fuels (balance of payments, reliance on potentially unfriendly or unstable nations as suppliers, high cost at the pump, all problems as seen from US viewpoint): — encourage nuclear power generation (cut red tape)-- encourage energy savings and improved efficiency projects (tax breaks)-- encourage basic research into new (non fossil fuel) resources (subsidies)-- encourage imports from friendly neighbor, Canada (Keystone pipeline)-- encourage local oil and gas exploration («drill, baby, drill»)-- encourage «clean coal» projects (tax incentives)-- set goal to become energy independent within ten years

This Saturday, they launch two weeks of protests in Washington, D.C., against plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would increase oil sands imports into the United States.

And they warn that investing billions of dollars in oil transportation will lock the U.S. into continued dependency on an increasingly heavy type of imported crude that will drive up emissions both from the foreign producer and the domestic refiner.

ONLY half of USA oil imports goes into gasoline fuels, the other half makes PLASTICS: Your carpet, paint, almost everything you own (that isn't REAL leather, wood, or metal)- is most likely made out of toxic petroleum oil that offgases dioxin and a mess of other problems such as oil wars - even your plastic toothbrush you clean your mouth with is made out of petroleum oil.

Even in the context of security discussions, I think these reasons matter, because part of our security depends on remaining true to our values... We import more oil from Africa than the Middle East — probably a shock to a lot of people — and that share will grow... We» l be drawn into the politics of Africa, to a much greater extent.»

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The Russian Federation provides all of the natural gas and most of the crude oil and hard coal imports into Finland

In 1999, Canada surpassed Saudi Arabia as the United States» largest source of oil imports, and today a full half of the country's oil production comes from Alberta's so - called tar or oil sands: a form of petroleum found in a mixture of sand, clay, and bitumen that is either mined in pits or extracted by pumping steam into wells.

It broadened into an examination of national pipeline safety issues, and how unprepared the nation is for the impending flood of imports of a more corrosive and more dangerous form of oil.