«[F] racking is not economic at current gas prices,
worldwide demand for oil is down and the cost of coal retrofits is prohibitive.
Not exact matches
Environmental advocates have lately been arguing the numbers don't really add up
for more pipelines, based on slower growth in Asia and
worldwide trends bending the curve downward on
oil demand.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1)
worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including
oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased
demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K
for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
«Consider that cars on average are in operation
for only about an hour each day, but they account
for 45 % of global
oil demand and, on average, 3,500 daily deaths
worldwide.»
Strong
demand for crude
oil and the entire energy sector continues to push prices higher as I still think we will trade above the $ 70 level in the weeks ahead as global supplies have dwindled over the last year due to the fact that
worldwide economies are improving which is a terrific thing to see in my opinion.
Fungible means that prices are set by
worldwide supply and
demand, so the United States producing more
oil in 2013 may not do a thing
for gasoline prices in the United States.
A truth that floated to the surface during the BP energy company's Deepwater disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, along with hundreds of millions of liters of
oil, is that the world does not have a ready replacement
for conventional forms of fuel such as crude
oil and likely will not have one
for some time, particularly as
demand for energy grows
worldwide.
The onset of the global recession in the fall of 2008 and the resulting decrease in
worldwide demand for hydrocarbons caused many
oil and natural gas companies to curtail capital spending
for exploration and development.
Moreover, as the
demand for oil worldwide grows rapidly over the longer term, even as the rate of new discoveries is falling, it is increasingly obvious that the roller coaster is headed
for a crash.
A large culprit behind Indonesia's rapid deforestation is the growing
worldwide demand for palm
oil.
Its economy to a large extent depends on
worldwide demand for those resources -
oil alone accounts
for 40 % of all exports.
Oil palms have become a hugely successful crop, thanks to increasing
worldwide demand, though it is also a highly controversial crop due to the vast tropical deforestation that occurs in order to make room
for palm plantations.
With a presence in 13 countries
worldwide, we recognise the global
demand for trained professionals and highly skilled staff across the
Oil & Gas sector.