Not exact matches
Recently the company told investors it could profit on some of its
production at $ 30 a barrel — which would
give it some insurance if
prices fell again.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity
prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development,
production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended
at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or
at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may
give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market
price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Finally,
given that TheShare.TV is a wholly owned subsidiary with its own revenues, contracts, and cost centers, management felt that Room 21 Media needed to own its own studios to ensure that
Production agreements generated by TheShare.TV would be awarded to the parent company
at a comparable
price and quality as if delivered by the larger studios.
Production from shale has helped keep a lid on crude oil
prices at about $ 120 a barrel,
giving western countries leverage to impose sanctions on Iran, a key supplier.
When asked if he was worried about U.S. shale producers ramping
production and eclipsing the recent international cuts, Novak said, «Undoubtedly the joint action by many countries to achieve the balance and to reduce the output are aimed
at giving stability to the market and as a result we see a great level of investment, lower volatility,
prices stabilizing
at a certain level, which does play out to move investment going into shale
production so one needs to assess the overall supply and demand balance.»
Let me
give you a simple example — suppose the marginal barrel of oil globally is, in fact, an oil sands barrel, and so an increase in oil sands supply (i.e. more barrels available
at a lower
price) would increase world oil
production and consumption.
Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as
production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot
prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward
price cues from elevated US
production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the
price drop, traders remained optimistic
given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average
at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated
production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.
Additional uncertainty in these calculations arises from the assumption that a 10 per cent GST has the same effect on the retail
price as a 10 per cent WST, even though the WST is levied
at an earlier stage of
production and therefore represents a smaller amount of tax for a
given tax rate.
On the other hand, for resource producers,
production will be highly profitable
at current exchange rates,
given developments in resource
prices.
Some of these takeovers are proper: Chrysler's 1987 acquisition of American Motors Corporation
gives it much - needed
production and distribution capacity
at an economical
price.
«That
gives me sufficient confidence that eventually we can scale [the
production] up and make it
at a reasonable
price.»
We're betting the EXP 9 F is pretty close to what we'll see from the upcoming
production model if it's built, and
given that Bentley's top markets are SUV - loving America and China (in the latter, SUV sales increased by 25 percent last year), odds are Bentley will sell every one it can make
at whatever the
price, which will no doubt reach well into the $ 150,000 - plus bracket.
The intended result: lower
production costs, reduced
prices for consumers (
at a
given equipment level, anyway), and improved quality.
(j) For a
given soybean crop year ending August 31 and a
given Soybean Meal futures delivery territory except the Central Territory, when the weekly (as of Friday) cumulative average ratio of outstanding Soybean Meal Shipping Certificates to CBOT maximum 24 hour Soybean Meal
production capacity within that Soybean Meal futures delivery territory, relative to that ratio for the combined remaining Soybean Meal territories, is greater than or equal to 2.0, payment for Shipping Certificates issued from that territory will be
at a discount of $.50 per ton under contract
price in addition to the territorial delivery differential adjustment.
A gold stream involves Sandstorm making an upfront cash payment in exchange for a contract which
gives us the right to purchase a percentage of the mine's
production at a fixed
price.
«We believe that this accelerated drilling and completion is the right thing to do even
at today's gas
price,» Ventura said,
given the rate of return and the
production the company expects over the life of its Marcellus wells.
«Last week
at Cancún, in an attempt to influence richer countries to agree to
give # 20bn immediately to poorer ones to offset the results of warming, the US - based International Food Policy Research Institute warned that global temperatures would be 6.5 C higher by 2100, leading to rocketing food
prices and a decline in
production.»