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2016-10-20 Economy
Exxon boss tells peers, Saudis their oil supply crunch bet is wrong
[REUTERS] Exxon Mobil's boss Rex Tillerson told Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
's energy minister on Wednesday that fears of a new global oil supply crunch were exaggerated as the U.S. oil industry was adapting to the low price shock and was set to resume growth.

The remarks by Tillerson, who is due to retire before March next year, about the resilience of the U.S. oil industry come as the Saudis have effectively abandoned their strategy to drive higher cost producers out of the market by ramping up cheap supplies from their own fields.

More than two years of downturn that saw oil prices halve to around $50 a barrel today after a boom in U.S. shale oil production have led to a sharp decline in investment.

But Tillerson, who heads the world's largest listed oil and gas company, said that shale oil producers' resilience in cutting costs to make some wells profitable at as low as $40 a barrel means that North America has effectively become a swing producer that will be able to respond rapidly to any global supply shortage.
Posted by Fred 2016-10-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

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Wonder how many camels they will have to export to stay afloat. At least maybe they can no longer afford to finance their sick ideology.
Posted by Neville Ebbereter8449 2016-10-20 01:55||   2016-10-20 01:55|| Front Page Top

#2 More than two years of downturn that saw oil prices halve to around $50 a barrel today after a boom in U.S. shale oil production have led to a sharp decline in investment.

I predicted $65. per barrel oil by November. Appears my estimates were off.
Posted by Besoeker 2016-10-20 04:43||   2016-10-20 04:43|| Front Page Top

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