Fitch Publishes U.S. Onshore Drillers Dashboard

Fitch Ratings has published the fourth edition of its U.S. Onshore Drillers Dashboard, a publication that explores key topics affecting issuer credit profiles for the sector in the United States.

Items discussed in this edition include:

--Oil Prices Resume Decline, Reaching New Lows;

--Rig Counts Continue Decline, Production Trailing;

--U.S. Capex Cuts Continue into Second Year;

--Utilization and Day Rates Face Continued Headwinds; Probably Bottoming.

The 'U.S. Onshore Drillers Dashboard' is available on Fitch's website at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

Additional information is available on www.fitchratings.com

--E&P Capex Trends and Oilfield Services Prospects (What E&P and Oilfield Services Corporates Are Saying in Q3) (Dec. 15, 2015);

--2016 Outlook: U.S. Oil & Gas (Risk of Lower for Longer Weighs on Sector) (Nov. 23, 2015);

--2016 Outlook: Oilfield Services (Continued E&P Capital Cutbacks Pressure Sector) (Nov. 23, 2015);

--Oil and Gas Price Assumptions November 2015 (Nov. 9, 2015);

--U.S. Lower 48 New Normal Rig Run-Rate (Rig-Linked 2H Production Decline Forecast; Productivity Gains Drive New Normal) (Aug. 6, 2015).

U.S. Onshore Drillers Dashboard

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