Sentences with phrase «where oil extraction»

This has been the case in the Niger Delta, where oil extraction has gone hand in hand with a rise in ethnic tensions and political instability.

Not exact matches

This is particularly important in industries where the work is hard and dangerous and the profits high, such as mining and offshore oil extraction, to give two obvious examples.

«It's about looking for ways to do this sensibly, to build [extraction] structures that can withstand the harsh conditions up there, and to understand first and foremost where the oil and gas is,» he says.

Arkady was said to have been trying to get some placing shares in the last fund raise but was too late getting the paperwork in as it was oversubscribed.Roman Abramovich gave an interview to i think a dubai newspaper in early jan where he stated he is actively seeking new oil and gas assets in siberia and he also mentioned the new proposed changes to the mineral extraction tax.So putting two and two together he must think the smaller companies in the region are prime for picking off some assets or take over.

They should include people in gas country, where federal studies hopefully will soon clarify ways to responsibly expand extraction of a vital fuel (if you care even remotely about moving away from oil or limiting emissions from coal - burning power plants).

As a landowner, you have little recourse and will see few benefits from oil extraction (not like the U.S. where an individual may get rich from an oil discovery on their land).

Prior to that, Gatti directed the Get Off Oil program for Environment America, where he helped lead that organization's efforts to reduce oil consumption and oppose dirty fuels, including leading efforts to increase vehicle fuel efficiency and stop tar sands oil extraction, and helping to launch the Charge Ahead California campaign to increase access to clean caOil program for Environment America, where he helped lead that organization's efforts to reduce oil consumption and oppose dirty fuels, including leading efforts to increase vehicle fuel efficiency and stop tar sands oil extraction, and helping to launch the Charge Ahead California campaign to increase access to clean caoil consumption and oppose dirty fuels, including leading efforts to increase vehicle fuel efficiency and stop tar sands oil extraction, and helping to launch the Charge Ahead California campaign to increase access to clean caoil extraction, and helping to launch the Charge Ahead California campaign to increase access to clean cars.

In North Dakota, where oil drillers lack the equipment and pipelines to capture the gas that accompanies extraction of crude, the practice of flaring off the methane lights up some areas over the Bakken shale like big cities at night.

Moreover, in a world where fossil fuel resources are shrinking every year, and where the extraction of «residual» sources such as deepwater oil, tar sands and shale gas come with great environmental and safety risks, bioenergy production can also contribute to national energy security.

Environmental justice is another concern because much of the oil and gas extraction in the country takes place in rural, minority and economically challenged communities where employment is scarce and people believe they have no other choice.

I suspect you could have oil extraction driven (in part or whole) by windfarm / hydro / solar / some other renewable resource where the raw EROEI appeared uneconomical - but you're not comparing like with like.

Drilling Consultants work in the oil extraction industry where they are responsible for coordinating the drilling of wells.