Here Comes the Rain Again - U.S. E&Ps Dial Down Capex on Growing Concerns About Future Oil Prices

27/05/2025 16 min
Here Comes the Rain Again - U.S. E&Ps Dial Down Capex on Growing Concerns About Future Oil Prices

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Episode Synopsis

Over the past month, E&P executives have addressed shareholder and analyst concerns amid the murkiest market conditions since the onset of the pandemic in Q1 2020. One industry leader pointed out that on an inflation-adjusted basis, there have only been two quarters since 2004 when front-month oil prices have been as low as they are today (excluding 2020). In today’s RBN blog, we review what we heard from E&P brass — a measured response that melded confidence in the industry’s new fiscally conservative, shareholder-focused business model; modest spending reductions; and preparations for more substantial responses to future erosion in commodity pricing. 

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