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Commentary: Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis?

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The oil and gas boom in the United States was made possible by the extensive credit afforded to drillers. Not only has financing come from company shareholders and traditional banks, but hundreds of billions of dollars have also come from junk-bond investors looking for high returns. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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With oil prices low, early signs of a pullback in drilling activity

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With oil prices low and showing no sign of an immediate rebound, the industry is beginning to pull back on spending. Oil prices have dropped around 30 percent since summer highs, raising fears among producers across the globe. Yet, many oil majors are relatively diversified, with large holdings downstream.

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Oil Jobs Lost: 250,000 And Counting; Texas Likely To See Massive Layoffs Soon

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Many companies have already slashed spending and culled their payrolls, but the total number of job losses continues to climb. an industry consultant, oil and gas companies have laid off more than 250,000 workers around the world, a tally that will rise if oil prices remain in the dumps. “I

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Oil price collapse hurting some more than others

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US oil and gas rig counts dropped to their lowest level in over four years, falling by an additional 74 units for the week ending on January 16. The lower count provides fresh evidence that low oil prices are forcing drillers to pare back operations and slash spending. That pushed companies to focus on wet gas and oil.

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Oil Industry Faces Huge Worker Shortage

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The rig count has rebounded from the lows seen in late May, a small indication that oil companies in the US could begin drilling anew. Because of this, the collective US shale industry has been likened to the new “swing producer”: low oil prices force quick cutbacks but higher prices trigger new supplies.

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2020 Thanksgiving week gasoline consumption in US lowest since 1997

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US motorists stayed off the road during the Thanksgiving holiday in overwhelming numbers as the coronavirus surged across the country, according to the latest weekly survey of retail fuel stations by OPIS, an IHS Markit company. A persistent rebound in global oil markets requires profitability in transportation products.

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Why Wall Street is throwing billions at the Permian

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The collapse of oil prices has ground shale drilling to a halt, but the one region where drilling is still active, and even increasing, is in West Texas. The West Texas shale basin has captured two-thirds of the 90 oil rigs that have been added since hitting a nadir in May. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.