Sentences with phrase «pushing oil and gas companies»

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In June the company received the first - ever FAA commercial license for unmanned aircraft operations over land and water for its work with BP on Alaska's North Slope, part of a big push to develop oil and gas in remote areas with the help of UAVs.

LONDON / SYDNEY (Reuters)- Royal Dutch Shell on Monday sold its entire stake in Australia's largest independent oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum Ltd for $ 2.7 billion as it pushes ahead with its vast disposal program.

The showdown also marks the first time in recent memory shareholders of a major oil and gas company have been given a choice of directors between what the company wants and what the dissident group wants (it is pushing for four of its nominees to be voted to the board).

The Independent Oil and Gas Association, a consortium of energy companies that are pushing for high - volume hydrofracking in New York, released a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this afternoon expressing deep - seated exapseration and impatience with the drawn out regulatory process.

Push to hold industry accountable The oil and gas industry, one of the state's most powerful political forces, has acknowledged some role in the damages, but so far has defeated efforts to force companies to pay for it.

In California, for example, a city and two counties are suing oil companies, arguing that the companies» greenhouse gas emissions are pushing sea levels up.

Other activities include: • pushing for stricter environmental standards for offshore oil and gas projects • engaging a local energy company regarding their operations • running a public campaign to raise awareness regarding the threats posed by the Sakhalin offshore oil and gas projects

The oil and gas permitting bill is the latest from ALEC in its push to hand over America's public lands to the fossil fuel companies that started almost 20 years ago.

Twenty - one kids sued the government in 2015, claiming decades of subsidies and policies allowed oil and gas companies to push the earth's climate to the brink of catastrophe, despite government science showing the dire consequences.

Now corporations are pushing for the TTIP to give more «protections» to oil and gas companies, which — based on the NAFTA precedent — would allow foreign companies to circumvent government and court decisions over energy policies, and sue taxpayers over policies that companies deem inconvenient.

«With the low price of oil and the very low natural gas price you would think there would be some companies that would start to be pushed to the wall and a number of deals done.

By gutting Canada's long - standing environmental laws, the budget bill gives big oil and gas companies what they've been asking for — fewer environmental safeguards so they can push through resource megaprojects with little regard to environmental damage.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon weighed in on Louisiana's comparatively high auto insurance rates on Monday (Feb. 17), noting a recent landmark suit filed by the East Bank levee board against oil and gas companies will help further a wider push to revisit tort reform during this year's legislative session.