Pushing complicated tax schemes to sustain oil companies in their riches won't get a lot of state legislators and their supporters up in the morning.
And if OPEC continues to sustain oil prices at high levels, the chancellor could be forced to make an absolute cut in fuel duties.
Artificial gas lift technology is widely used in oil production to sustain oil flow from the well to the surface when reservoir pressure drops.
But analysts say that if the demand for oil softened as a result of an economic slowdown, the floor that has sustained oil prices in recent years would become increasingly shaky.
"If the further production increases implemented by these countries in October are sustained, oil stocks can be expected to build once the winter demand has passed, so causing downward pressure on crude prices next year," Shell said.
China overestimated Venezuela's ability to sustain oil production and, hence, economic activity, but also its ability to successfully manage several commercial projects that were spread across broad sectors of the economy.
Yet we found no evidence that Iran plans fiscal retrenchment or any scheme to sustain oil investment.
With 90% of Saudi revenues derived from the sale of oil, sustained oil price declines represent a grave risk to the country.
It will take a monstrously high carbon tax and sustained oil prices above $100 a barrel to get Americans to even think about buying Chevy Volt.
If you can sustain oil prices at $70 a barrel or above, it opens up the door not only to our technology, but to a whole host of alternative energy technologies that are out there.
Therefore, until technological innovations facilitate sufficient energy generation through alternative fuels, other means of sustaining crude oil production, such as Improved Oil Recovery IORR) methods, must be systematically explored.
