This weekend, communities from across the northeast San Francisco Bay came together in the fourth of four «connecting the dots» refinery Healing Walks that connected fenceline communities facing refineries and crude by rail
oil infrastructure in Contra Costa County.
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja held a high - level meeting with leaders and other stakeholders to seek ways to end the militancy and the sabotage of
oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region.
A few things in the discussion surprised me, and it also forced me to think a lot more about
oil infrastructure in this country and to put some numbers to the question, «What would it take -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
NEW DELHI, May 1 - India asked Japan on Tuesday to help build
infrastructure needed to boost the usage of liquefied natural gas
in India and elsewhere
in Asia, India's
oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said after a meeting with Japan's trade minister Hiroshige Seko.
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Oil said proceeds from the divestment would be used to expand its downstream fuel distribution business and to invest
in storage
infrastructure.
Olea Australis» managing director Tony Sparks said the proceeds of the additional placement would assist
in current and planned capital projects to expand
infrastructure and operating capacity to meet the increasing levels of olive
oil production as well as provide additional working capital.
«With the financial support provided by Siva along with the strong base
in the Dandaragan operations, the resulting quality of our extra virgin olive
oil, the establishment of relationships with key bulk buyers, and the expansion of
infrastructure and operating capacity, the Olea Australis Group intends to achieve its goal of an on going sustainable business that is a long - term participant
in the continued growth of extra virgin olive
oil in Australia and throughout the world.»
There is no
infrastructure in place on the coast to transfer crude
oil from rail cars to ships, he added.
For
oil and gas companies that want to install drilling and pumping
infrastructure there, continuous monitoring of conditions above, below and at the surface of the water will be integral, and right now drones are the only feasibly deployable technology that can collect and relay all that data
in a cost - effective manner.
After a period of prolonged low
oil prices, many offshore drillers are focusing on tying new wells
in the Gulf of Mexico to existing
infrastructure, rather than investing billions
in new offshore platforms, he said.
The speech to the «
Oil and Money» conference in London presents an overall vision for transforming Canada from a continental energy player to a global energy powerhouse, a vision that includes improved trade relations with Asia and a major expansion of infrastructure — pipelines, in other words — to get Alberta oil to far - flung marke
Oil and Money» conference
in London presents an overall vision for transforming Canada from a continental energy player to a global energy powerhouse, a vision that includes improved trade relations with Asia and a major expansion of
infrastructure — pipelines,
in other words — to get Alberta
oil to far - flung marke
oil to far - flung markets.
Speaking at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference
in Houston, Cornyn and Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski warned the taxes could hold back investments
in oil and gas
infrastructure, alienate allies and water down the benefits of tax cuts and deregulation.
The pipeline is critical to Canada, which needs
infrastructure in place to export its growing
oil sands production.
The currently proposed investment
in oil and natural gas export
infrastructure exceeds $ 10 billion and $ 50 billion, respectively.
In addition to tax changes (more on that below), Trump's plan to grow the economy focuses largely on generating more jobs in the fossil fuel economy (in coal and onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas) and as a result of new infrastructure project
In addition to tax changes (more on that below), Trump's plan to grow the economy focuses largely on generating more jobs
in the fossil fuel economy (in coal and onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas) and as a result of new infrastructure project
in the fossil fuel economy (
in coal and onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas) and as a result of new infrastructure project
in coal and onshore and offshore drilling for
oil and gas) and as a result of new
infrastructure projects.
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»).
And those nascent economies need
infrastructure — electricity above all, transport across land (rail is most efficient) and
in the air,
oil and gas, public lighting, and basic health care.
Such optimism must somehow reconcile with all the forces conspiring against Canadian
oil: the lack of pipeline
infrastructure or «takeaway» capacity, the occasionally gaping price discount applied to Western Canada Select, the renaissance
in oil production unfolding
in the U.S., rising Canadian production costs and the flight of investor money out of commodities.
«For the largest, most complicated capital projects
in oil, gas, mining, and
infrastructure, it's really Bechtel and Fluor,» says Yuri Lynk, an analyst with Canadian capital markets firm Canaccord Genuity.
For the first time
in living memory, GE is on the road to becoming a coherent whole, built around industrial
infrastructure businesses including power generation, locomotives, jet engines, and
oil and gas production equipment.
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 technolog
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 technolog
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 technolog
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.
U.S.
oil and natural gas production from Pennsylvania could help power Ontario and Quebec for instance, even as Canadian shale flowed through pipelines from Alberta to the U.S.
Infrastructure matters a lot
in these settings, especially given the difficulties most companies are facing
in building new pipelines (Exhibit A: see the Dakota Access Pipeline).
According to its website, this is the «largest energy
infrastructure in North America,» owning interest or operating more than 80,000 miles of pipelines that transport natural gas, crude
oil and more.
Political attempts to strong - arm B.C. — such as Alberta cutting back
oil exports to the province or Ottawa withholding
infrastructure dollars — appear to be less effective
in getting those currently opposed to the project to say «yes,» according to Angus Reid.
This is a tailwind for our Global Resources Fund (PSPFX), which maintains heavy exposure
in the industries that India will increasingly need to support its more than 1.25 billion (and counting) citizens:
oil and gas, chemicals, energy services and
infrastructure, precious metals and food.
But Harper has already markedly adjusted his game away from
oil, staging events
in battleground Ontario last fall to roll out his family tax cuts and
infrastructure billions.
In the case of oil, pipeline and infrastructure politics continue to limit Canada's access to oil markets in both the United States and Asi
In the case of
oil, pipeline and
infrastructure politics continue to limit Canada's access to
oil markets
in both the United States and Asi
in both the United States and Asia.
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.
Porter also said he is frustrated by the lack of progress on energy
infrastructure — particularly on the Energy East project, a pipeline proposed by TransCanada Corp. (TSX: TRP) that would ship 1.1 million barrels of Alberta
oil per day to refineries
in Eastern Canada.
Rather than follow a disastrous road taken by some of her predecessors, and slash funding to government services while the price of
oil is low, the NDP government is taking an opportunity to invest
in much needed public
infrastructure when the economy is slow and the price is right.
India asked Japan on Tuesday to help build
infrastructure needed to boost the usage of liquefied natural gas (LNG)
in India and elsewhere
in Asia, India's
oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said after a meeting with Japan's trade minister Hiroshige Seko.
According to Mr. Prentice, it is because there are currently more sellers than buyers
in the
oil patch (and with the new Investment Canada restrictions, Canada has just ruled out an important set of prospective buyers); because Canada has an
infrastructure deficit (not enough facilities to get the product to the right markets — Keystone XL etc); and due to the impact of foreign investment rules.
Separatists groups
in the Niger Delta have been wreaking havoc on Nigeria's
oil infrastructure and output over the past couple of months.
If you want to invest
in your country's roads, construction, electric,
oil and gas companies, you might want to invest
in infrastructure mutual funds.
There was a shared sentiment that Alberta must be careful not to try to «boil the ocean» but instead focus on a few important levers: best -
in - continent carbon pricing with a trigger mechanism linked to
oil prices, energy efficiency measures and
infrastructure were identified as good areas to focus on.
Qatar is expected to remain the fastest - growing economy
in the GCC this year, with low
oil prices unlikely to derail the government's $ 210 billion, five - year
infrastructure investment program.
Reliability and low maintenance are essential
in such applications, which is where the latest Smith and Loveless TITAN MBR QUBE ® and proven FAST ® wastewater treatment systems installed
in Australia by CST Wastewater Solutions build on an outstanding record encompassing diverse
infrastructure, construction,
oil and gas and mine sites.
And we have stayed true to that vision, even as
oil prices went into freefall, we ramped up investments
in infrastructure, as well as our social spending.»
To develop new
oil fields and ensure better
infrastructure, Iran needs an additional $ 100 billion
in financing from foreign investors.
The militants have damaged what little
infrastructure existed
in the country's underdeveloped north at a time when the government is facing a cash crunch as a result of the free - falling
oil price.
This is projected to hit N3 trillion ($ 15 billion) due to heavy
infrastructure spending at a time when the slump
in global
oil prices has slashed the country's export revenues.
In the light of the crash in global crude oil price, which is Nigeria's main foreign exchange earner, the devastating actions of aggrieved militants on oil and gas infrastructure in the oil - rich Niger Delta which has resulted in lock - in or leakages of crude oil, sometimes in excess of one million barrels that could have been exported daily, and the consequential rapid decline in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the governmen
In the light of the crash
in global crude oil price, which is Nigeria's main foreign exchange earner, the devastating actions of aggrieved militants on oil and gas infrastructure in the oil - rich Niger Delta which has resulted in lock - in or leakages of crude oil, sometimes in excess of one million barrels that could have been exported daily, and the consequential rapid decline in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the governmen
in global crude
oil price, which is Nigeria's main foreign exchange earner, the devastating actions of aggrieved militants on
oil and gas
infrastructure in the oil - rich Niger Delta which has resulted in lock - in or leakages of crude oil, sometimes in excess of one million barrels that could have been exported daily, and the consequential rapid decline in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the governmen
in the
oil - rich Niger Delta which has resulted
in lock - in or leakages of crude oil, sometimes in excess of one million barrels that could have been exported daily, and the consequential rapid decline in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the governmen
in lock -
in or leakages of crude oil, sometimes in excess of one million barrels that could have been exported daily, and the consequential rapid decline in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the governmen
in or leakages of crude
oil, sometimes
in excess of one million barrels that could have been exported daily, and the consequential rapid decline in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the governmen
in excess of one million barrels that could have been exported daily, and the consequential rapid decline
in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the governmen
in the well - being of the masses, the urgency to fix the Nigerian economy by changing tactics from sole reliance on
oil, becomes more poignant and urgent, hence the need for international experts to aid diversification efforts of the government.
Presumably, Iraquis (assuming the
oil field
in Iraq) would object to having their energy
infrastructure permanently destroyed.
And to do that we need to do three things: get the country's spending
in check with firm financial controls, raise money for targeted investment
in much needed
infrastructure; and see us diversify the economy from a damaging dependence on
oil.»
Minimising output disruptions
in the Niger delta is key to growth
in Nigeria, which relies on
oil revenues for
infrastructure investments to diversify the economy, Udoma said, explaining that «you have to use what you have to get what you want.»
It is time to not only ban fracking, but halt new investments
in fossil fuels and related
infrastructure, including pipelines, gas - fired power plants, fracking waste dumps, fossil fuel storage depots
in the salt caverns by Seneca Lake, LNG exports at Port Ambrose, crude
oil «bomb trains,» and a tar sands
oil heater at the Port of Albany.
However,
in spite of
oil prices being an average of $ 100 per barrel and about 2.1 m barrels a day, that great piece of luck was squandered and the country's social and physical
infrastructure neglected.
As Nigeria's economy suffers a near recession due to the falling
oil prices, with 27 States out of 36 states
in the country needing bail - out funds to offset salary arrears, Lagos has been witnessing an unprecedented influx of people from far and near, thereby putting pressure on social
infrastructure and security.
On May 20, 2015, nine days BEFORE the government was inaugurated, I laid out «Policy Prescriptions» - diversification of production, government revenue, and exports; imperative of a strong and credible economic team and cabinet; targeting «opportunity sectors» (solid minerals, refining and petrochemicals, a new and realistic fiscal regime for upstream
oil and gas, private sector investments
in power and
infrastructure, agro-processing, retail and construction); freeing «up resources from downstream petroleum sector deregulation» emphasizing «an economic reality
in which hard decisions including some previously rebuffed by the opposition will have to be taken» a clear reference to the petrol subsidy which government waited a full year before countenancing the critical decision!