Sentences with phrase «over a barrel with»

«The real solution is to change the law, not to have everybody exempted from the law and then have you be over a barrel with the union in order to get it done on time,» Little said.

Not exact matches

The transport bottlenecks have increased the discount buyers take for Canadian oil over U.S. light crude and Cenovus said its differentials averaged $ 24.28 per barrel in the first quarter, a 67 percent jump when compared with last year.

But van Beurden has been slimming down his portfolio of oil projects with the intent of keeping only those lean enough to make good returns in a world in which oil prices average no more than $ 40 a barrel, well below the average price over the past decade.

That same project with a build cost of $ 75,000 per flowing barrel and $ 20 per barrel operating costs would pay over $ 10 per barrel less in taxes and royalties.

The path she takes meanders alongside a stream and over train tracks, not far from where hundreds of people converge during the company's summer «bike - in movie» events, gathering on the lawn to enjoy films paired with fine beers — like New Belgium's flagship Fat Tire Amber Ale, the organic wheat offering Mothership Wit and La Folie, a sour ale aged in the large French oak barrels that loom behind the bottling site.

THE name Black George Wines fills my vexillologist imagination with images of the jolly roger flying over a vineyard of coarse, full - bodied reds and barrels brimming with rough and ready fortified wines.The reality is quite the opposite.

As shown in the figure above, over three million barrels per day of imports to the Gulf Coast come from OPEC countries, many of which have frosty relations with the U.S..

According to the definition used in this report, there are over 5 trillion barrels of natural bitumen in place globally, with 40 % of that in each of Canadian and Venezuelan deposits.

The West Texas Intermediate crude oil price has tended to increase over recent months, to be around US$ 38 per barrel, compared with around US$ 32 in late 2003 (Graph 12).

Genscape oil analyst Carl Evans said that, even with crude prices below $ 50 (U.S.) a barrel over the past two years, heavy bitumen production in Canada's oil sands region has continued to grow.

«If oil prices go to $ 110 a barrel (bl) or $ 115 / bl, gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Russia might be even stronger next year, at over 2 percent [but] we estimate growth is likely to remain positive only with oil prices above $ 92 - 93 / bl.

The EOR project has the potential to add 2,000 bbl / day — 3,000 bbl / day of light oil production, which would throw off substantial cash flows and unlock over 25 million barrels of oil equivalent of in - place volumes with potential value of $ 177 million ($ 1.39 / fd share) versus a market cap of ~ $ 14 million today.

Slower overall volume growth is also consistent with domestic tax paid estimates through April, released today by the Beer Institute, which peg year - to - date beer shipments at 55.7 million barrels, an increase of 0.3 percent over 2015.

True figures are more in the range of 130 billion barrels, stretched out over many years with relatively meager flow rates (aka demand - driven rising prices).

It was a volatile week with oil prices climbing slowly on Monday and Tuesday, falling by over $ 2 a barrel on Wednesday and Thursday, and then rebounding to close down about 50 cents for the week on Friday.

A lot of that has to do with energy pricing over the past few months and when you approach $ 65.00 to $ 70.00 a barrel of oil, there's going to be some headline pressure, so to speak.

The pick - up in oil prices has been especially noteworthy, with the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rising to a new daily record of over US$ 57 per barrel in April, before falling back to around US$ 50 per barrel in early May (Graph 1).

India's net oil import bill increases by over 0.3 percent of GDP with every $ 10 per barrel increase in prices, putting pressure on the trade deficit.

Hmm, so you're telling me that a «heat shield» that was made of «special plastic» (as NASA called it back in the day), which was nothing but epoxy smeared over a ss honey comb «protected» the astros barreling into the upper atmosphere at hypersonic 5 miles / sec, or well over 30 times the velocity of a jumbo - jet and thru temperatures *** as quoted by NASA *** that are «10 times hotter than the surface of the sun», and then they «braked» with only a parachute to a safe splashdown?

Them Dixiecrats did not die off, they just moved into the GOP and took it over using their «good - ole - boy» networks of «rebs» «klukkers» and other trash and financed it with all the special pork barrel money they've been quietly siphoning out of our budget for DECADES.

With national security like this, the North Koreans hold US over a barrel.

Moody a short, barrel - chested, huge man, well over two hundred and fifty pounds, with a bushy beard and flaming eyes; Sankey, a somewhat taller, rather distinguished - looking, man with a sweet, full, baritone voice.

Concerning those who dissented, Vice-President Agnew proposed «to separate them from our society with no more regret than we should feel over discarding rotten apples from a barrel.»

A gorgeous and refreshing Winter salad made with citrus, arugula, chopped mint, pistachios and red onion over arugula with a lovely dressing made with 7 Barrels White Truffle Extra Virgin Olive Oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

The company mainly produces cask - conditioned ale with a limited shelf life of four weeks for public houses (50,000 barrels per year, over 8 million litres) but also does a large range of bottled and canned ales with a much longer 12 - to 18 - month shelf life for supermarkets.

Large Brewery As defined by the Brewers Association: A brewery with an annual beer production of over 6,000,000 barrels.

Engage in dynamic conversation with over 40 barrel auction wineries.

The resulting Boulevardier shows seamless toasty, earthy, and nutty notes from time in barrel, served in a lowball glass over one block of ice and garnished with a ribbon of orange peel.

If Saturday was any indication, Ohio State is barreling towards the NCAA Tournament with a full head of steam following its 22 - point win over Michigan in the Big Ten semifinals.

These factors for me have resulted in a slow progression to this period where we have dropped away further in the league and have key players with 1 year left seemingly holding us over a barrel and also it seems far from convinced of where the club is going.

Agents will no longer be able to hold clubs over a barrel, and transfers can stop being an obsession with everyone annually (while still allowing transfer talk to continue throughout the season.

With the government removing fuel subsidies and oil marketers refusing to sell diesel at pump prices, the cost of doing business in Nigeria is expected to double over the next three months especially as oil hits a benchmark price of $ 38 per barrel with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a further drop to $ 20 per barrel by mid-yWith the government removing fuel subsidies and oil marketers refusing to sell diesel at pump prices, the cost of doing business in Nigeria is expected to double over the next three months especially as oil hits a benchmark price of $ 38 per barrel with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a further drop to $ 20 per barrel by mid-ywith the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a further drop to $ 20 per barrel by mid-year.

This alliance creates one of the largest brewers in the Northeast and ranks within the top 15 craft brewing companies in the United States according to Brewers Association criteria with combined 2015 shipments of over 250,000 barrels.

He added that the country was in a terrible shape when the administration came into power in 2015, with oil prices falling to as low as 37 dollars per barrel, from peak periods of over 100 dollars in previous years.

But pork - barrel spending has crept back into the state budget in the form of capital grants doled out at the discretion of the governor and favored legislators — to the tune of $ 1.1 billion over three years, with no competitive bidding or disclosure of which politicians requested what money.

Over 90 percent of these homicides of officers were committed using firearms, with short - barreled weapons being used 72 percent of the time.

With the price of oil cresting over $ 130 per barrel, the timing of Chevrolet's «Project Driveway» field market research could not be better.

With even more advanced technologies, we can double oil efficiency all over again at a cost averaging $ 12 a barrel.

It is difficult to find fault with at least its title, considering that the average price of oil over the preceding 10 years was $ 28 a barrel but rose to $ 45 over the ensuing decade to reach a peak of almost $ 150 in 2008.

Christopher Miles With our white roof, our townhome is (relatively) cool - also have plenty of water in rain capture barrel to pour over the head.

The Athabasca pits cover over 54,000 square miles in Alberta with an estimated reserve of 1.75 trillion barrels of oil - good enough for third in the world behind Saudi Arabia (1) and Venezuela (2).

It's balanced on the palate with a bit of richness that isn't over powering due to its fermentation in neutral oak barrels.

Kombucha Kamp barrels come in two sizes and feature a larger opening at the top for easy access to the culture as well as a higher spigot placement to prevent over draining and clogging with yeast.

Last summer, I made over these Cracker Barrel Rocking Chairs with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (Provence).

Create your curls by using a large - barreled curling iron starting at your mid-lengths, then spritz a boar bristle brush with hairspray and gently run it over the curls to loosen them into soft, shiny waves.

The dudes behind Twin Peaks have been kicking up trouble all over the U.S. since 2009, but with the release of «Down In Heaven» earlier this year they are looking down the barrel of an especially busy summer tour with stops at both Bonnaroo (TN) and Pitchfork (CHI).

We see a newly created superhero with flaming red eyes; he beats up a practice dummy, knocks over shelves, breaks things, falls a lot, and demonstrates that bullets bounce off his chest, he can burn papers with his heat vision, and can jump over flaming oil barrels as they roll toward him.

With the help of a golden souvenir from the previous movie, Bilbo manages to stage a jailbreak that leaves the elves, shall we say, over a barrel.

Saddled with a staggering amount of material (over 4,000 pages from the novels alone), Nikolaj Arcel's film attempts the unenviable task of wrangling the material through a double - barreled approach to screenwriting, including a streamlined script from Arcel, producer Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, and Anders Thomas Jensen that results in the rare studio tentpole feature that clocks in under 100 minutes.

With no less than three primary adversaries facing our hero over the span of only about 100 minutes, the film feels overstuffed and rushed; once everyone is set up, the film is barreling headlong into its climactic stretch.