Sentences with phrase «rising global oil prices»

The European Biodiesel Board says that biodiesel reduces greenhouse gasses by 50 to 95 percent compared to conventional fuel, and has other advantages as well, like providing new income for farmers and energy security for Europe in the face of rising global oil prices and shrinking supply.

Rising global oil prices are causing a great deal of tension however, as the Bank worries about the compensation received by Canadian producers.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, April 30 - Oil prices rose on Monday after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had lied about pursuing nuclear weapons after signing a 2015 deal with global powers, while U.S. stocks fell with declines in healthcare shares.

Between rising oil prices and ongoing concerns over climate change, there is growing pressure on the global shipping industry to cut its fuel consumption.

The global economy has recovered strongly in recent months, but rising oil prices not only put the squeeze on fragile consumers, they also raise the spectre of inflation and fan the flames of political unrest.

For more than a decade, the threat of terrorism has contributed to rising oil prices, global instability and insecurity in major financial centres — in other words, it's been a major drag on business.

Risks associated with investing in Industrials include the possibility of a worsening in the global economy, acquisition integration risk, operational issues, failure to introduce to market new and innovative products, further weakening in the oil market, potential price wars due to any excesses industry capacity, and a sustained rise in the dollar relative to other currencies.

However, this signaled to investors that rising supply from the U.S. would continue to depress global oil prices, and further drag energy shares down.

The recent rise in oil prices, itself partly a reflection of stronger global economic conditions, has directly added to CPI inflation in the past two quarters and may have a further contribution through effects on business costs and price expectations.

the U.S. is producing more oil but we're ruled by the global market price, and global demand is rising faster than new supplies are discovered and delivered.

Indeed, on a year - ended basis, CPI inflation might rise further before it starts to come down, particularly given the recent further surge in global oil prices beyond what was assumed in our May projections.

Historically, such widespread unrest would have caused global oil prices to march higher, but instead of rising against the backdrop of heightened geopolitical risks, Brent, the global price benchmark, has recently sunk below $ 100 a barrel.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Oil prices rose on Monday after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had lied about pursuing nuclear weapons after signing a 2015 deal with global powers, while U.S. stocks fell with declines in healthcare shares.

NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Monday after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had lied about pursuing nuclear weapons after signing a 2015 deal with global powers, while U.S. stocks fell with declines in healthcare shares.

We also still favor assets levered to rising oil prices — energy stocks and select master limited partnerships — and other commodities that should benefit from accelerating global growth.

Last week, Sechin was quoted as saying that the recent rise in oil prices was due to a weak dollar, instead of efforts by OPEC to combat the global crude supply glut.

The rise in yields began to unwind in late March, however, in response to the fall in global equity prices and growing concern about the impact of higher oil prices on global economic activity.

Overall, the global economy is strengthening largely as expected and prices of some commodities, including oil, have risen.

Mr Brown is also expected to call for greater stability in the global price of oil in order to prevent another period of rising prices as occurred last year with oil trading at $ 150 a barrel at one point.

Even in the face of a global economic and financial crisis in 2007/8 (with oil prices reaching a record high of $ 147 / barrel), economic growth in 2008 rose to 9.1 %.

But with rising oil prices and growing fears about global warming, public transit is looking sexier to many Americans.

AU is also moving aggressively into solar energy, part of a trend in the technology industry caused by a global rise in electricity use and high oil prices.

Yet the rise in oil prices we have seen so far is unlikely to pose a significant drag on the global economy and its impact on core inflation should be minimal, we believe.

The sukuk market demonstrated resilience despite the decline in oil price and global uncertainty; the Dow Jones Sukuk Index, which tracks USD - denominated, investment - grade sukuk, rose 1.24 % in 2015, while the Dow Jones Sukuk High Quality Investment Grade Total Return Index gained 1.00 % in the same period.

Crude Oil prices have been rising, amid the relaxation of exports in the US, and weak global demand.

An effective carbon tax has already been imposed on the global public by the oil price rise, which of course increases the price of things which have to be moved around — ie.

I have no doubt that your blog entry will be followed by the usual responses: those who deny the existence of global warming, those who deny the link between greenhouse gases and global warming, those who insist there still isn't enough evidence, and those who can not see beyond the rising prices of gasoline and heating oil.

Global economy will not pay ever rising prices for oil and just shut down when the final drop has been used.

Amid lofty prices for crude oil and rising concerns about global warming, companies are racing to make algal fats into oils that can be turned into fuels.

The trend in Australian petrol prices is a reflection of the global rise in oil prices.

With the peak of global oil production (peak oil) being upon us, the price of oil is rising.

ie as consumers are able to drop the cost of energy from their budgets through domestic solar and other, living standards will increase even as global oil prices steadily rise, and grid energy will increase in cost due to altered consumption patterns.

Prior to the recession, the price of oil peaked at nearly $ 150 a barrel, and with global demand rising, it looked like it would remain -LSB-...]

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«The Conference Board analysis hinges on global oil prices and demand rising steadily to 2035,» reads the memo, dated Oct. 26, 2012 and signed by Dupont.

Steep price rises for oil and gas could stymie global demand or prolong the current coal boom or it could all run out sooner than expected.

Concerns about global warming, rising fossil fuel prices, and oil insecurity have prompted calls for a new energy economy, one that replaces fossil fuels with renewables.

Current proposals by global warming advocates will likely cost billions of dollars and require a wholesale transformation of the nation's economy and society. Americans could be paying 30 percent more for natural gas in their homes and even more for electricity.  The cost of coal could quadruple and crude oil prices could rise by an additional -LSB-...]

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While the rising cost of oil has the price of gasoline skyrocketing faster than global warming is melting glaciers, people everywhere are preparing for cross-country road trips to Grand Canyon National Park and summer camps in Maine.

No economist I've talked to links the global financial crisis with the rapid rise in oil prices (other than that the GFC probably contributed to pulling them off the trend to $ 150 +).

Prior to the recession, the price of oil peaked at nearly $ 150 a barrel, and with global demand rising, it looked like it would remain at an elevated level forevermore.»

Investors are obliged to weigh any number of unknowns: will Venezuela increase production and keep heavy oil differentials high; will the price of natural gas rapidly rise; will climate change suddenly force governments to introduce carbon taxes; can the companies control their labour and construction costs; will global demand continue to rise?

Overall, the price per barrel of oil is strong at $ 105 and with current global political instability, particularly in Iraq, Ukraine and Russia, many analysts predict it will rise to over $ 110 per barrel in Q3.

American commercial real estate and technology companies need to get leaner and more innovative to meet the challenges of global competition and rising oil prices.