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U.S. shale bust slams rural economies as oil checks shrivel- oil and gas 360

U.S. shale bust slams rural economies as oil checks shrivel

Reuters DeWITT COUNTY, Texas – Royalties from oil pumped on Paul Ruckman’s land allowed the South Texas retiree to build a six-bedroom, seven-bathroom vacation home. He had plenty left over, and donated some of it to Helena, Texas, an 1800s ghost town that draws hundreds to historic buildings and gunfight re-enactments. The worst oil bust in decades has slashed the

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to the US skyrocketed in the last month- oil and gas 360

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to the US skyrocketed in the last month

CNBC Saudi Arabian oil exports to the U.S. more than doubled from February to March as oil prices crashed and American shale producers reeled over demand destruction from the coronavirus pandemic, data from analytics firm TankerTrackers.com shows. Saudi crude shipments to American ports went from an average of 366,000 barrels per day (bpd) in February to 829,540 bpd in March

Oil prices may now be at a bottom after historic OPEC deal, US energy secretary says- oil and gas 360

Oil prices may now be at a bottom after historic OPEC deal, US energy secretary says

CNBC The historic deal reached by OPEC and its oil-producing allies to cut production has worked to “stem the tide, stem the damage that was being done to the market,” since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the Saudi Arabia-Russia oil price war, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told CNBC. Oil prices are down more than 55% year-to-date, having experienced the

Brent crude could still drop to $10 a barrel and stay there in Q2: IHS Markit- oil and gas 360

Brent crude could still drop to $10 a barrel and stay there in Q2: IHS Markit

CNBC Oil prices on Thursday rallied more than 20% following reports of a possible deal to cut production by an enormous 10 million barrels per day, but one analyst is still predicting that Brent crude will sink to $10 a barrel.   The benchmark Brent crude was trading up 9.92% trading at $32.91 on Friday afternoon in Asia, while West Texas Intermediate gained up 4.82% at $26.54. “We are

Top shale CEO says OPEC shouldn't worry about U.S. oil growth-oag360

Top shale CEO says OPEC shouldn’t worry about U.S. oil growth

Source: Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) – Pioneer Natural Resources Chief Executive Scott Sheffield said on Tuesday that he expects the Permian Basin, the top U.S. shale field, to “slow down significantly over the next several years.” “I don’t think OPEC has to worry that much more about U.S. shale growth long term,” Sheffield said on Tuesday on a call with analysts.