Sheffield City Council, whose logo appears on the poster, has denied responsibility.
Mysterious posters asking people if they would know if they were dreaming have been popping up over Sheffield.
The poster, which bears the crest of Sheffield City Council, asks: “Would you know if you were dreaming right now?”
It goes on to list advice about how to tell whether or not the reader is dreaming.
The council has distanced itself from the posters, which appear to be a street art project.
The poster’s advice reads: “A. Check your watch or a clock.
“B. Look at something else.
“C. Check your watch or clock again.
“If you are inside a dream, your watch will display a completely different time when you look back at it.”
The posters have reportedly been sighted around Sheffield Hallam University, with pictures of them doing the rounds on Twitter and Reddit.
One Reddit user joked: “We have to constantly check we’re not living in a dream world in Sheff, what with it being so damn awesome.”
A spokesman for the council told the PA news agency: “We didn’t produce this, so please don’t lose any sleep over it.
“If you saw this street art you’re not dreaming, but check your watch if you’re unsure.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil's $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources on Thursday received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, but the former CEO of Pioneer was barred from joining the new company's board of directors.
The FTC said Thursday that Scott Sheffield, who founded Pioneer in 1997, colluded with OPEC and OPEC+ to potentially raise crude oil prices. Sheffield retired from the company in 2016, but he returned as president and CEO in 2019, served as CEO from 2021 to 2023, and continues to serve on the board. Since Jan. 1, he has served as special adviser to the company’s chief executive.
“Through public statements, text messages, in-person meetings, WhatsApp conversations and other communications while at Pioneer, Sheffield sought to align oil production across the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico with OPEC+,” according to the FTC. It proposed a consent order that Exxon won't appoint any Pioneer employee, with a few exceptions, to its board.
Dallas-based Pioneer said in a statement it disagreed with the allegations but would not impede closing of the merger, which was announced in October 2023.
“Sheffield and Pioneer believe that the FTC’s complaint reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the U.S. and global oil markets and misreads the nature and intent of Mr. Sheffield’s actions,” the company said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said it was “disappointing that FTC is making the same mistake they made 25 years ago when I warned about the Exxon and Mobil merger in 1999.”
Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators had urged the FTC to investigate the deal and a separate merger between Chevron and Hess, saying they could lead to higher prices, hurt competition and force families to pay more at the pump.
The deal with Pioneer vastly expands Exxon’s presence in the Permian Basin, a huge oilfield that straddles the border between Texas and New Mexico. Pioneer’s more than 850,000 net acres in the Midland Basin will be combined with Exxon’s 570,000 net acres in the Delaware and Midland Basin, nearly contiguous fields that will allow the combined company to trim costs.
FILE - Pioneer Natural Resources Midland headquarters office is shown on Jan. 13, 2021, in Midland, Texas. Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources has received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, but the former CEO of Pioneer was barred from joining the new company’s board of directors. The FTC said Thursday, May 2, 2024 that Scott Sheffield colluded with OPEC and OPEC+ to potentially raise crude oil prices. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP, File)
