U.S. shale drillers to cut spending after 2023 oil production boom
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Closely held operators, once the engine to the Permian’s shale growth coming out of the pandemic, are now expected to lead U.S. oil drillers into spending contraction next year. Private oil and natural gas operators are projected to cut their budgets by 4% to an average of $34.4 billion in 2024, according to the 39th annual global