OilPrice.com (March 7)
2023/ 03/ 08 by jd in Global News
There is scant “spare oil production capacity globally.” This mostly lies with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. U.S. shale firms “are expected to raise oil production this year compared to 2022,” but might surprise on “the downside due to supply chain and labor bottlenecks, cost inflation, and the industry’s strategy to reward shareholders and pay down debts instead of taking on more debts to boost output.”
Tags: 2022, Cost inflation, Debts, Downside, Labor, Oil, Production capacity, Saudi Arabia, Shale, Shareholders, Supply chain, U.S., UAE
