Meaning: Affecting things past. Synonyms: ex post facto; retro; retroactive. Context examples: retroactive tax increase / an ex-post-facto law / retro pay. Similar: retrospective (concerned with or related to the past)
The 15 Biggest Energy Companies In The World. Platts, an energy research agency, has released its list of 250 Global Energy Rankings. We've got the top 15 for you right here. Platts constructed their list by comparing individual companies' assets, revenue, profits, and return on investment capital. All of the them are huge â worth more than $3.5 billion. There are some stawarts on the list. Exxon Mobile, for example, has maintained its 2010 #1 spot.
Asian Giant Emerges as No. 1 Consumer of Power, Reshaping Oil Markets, Diplomacy. China has passed the U.S. to become the world's biggest energy consumer, according to new data from the International Energy Agency, a milestone that reflects both China's decades-long burst of economic growth and its rapidly expanding clout as an industrial giant.