US oil drillers exposed in three-way hedges as crude dips below US$30
Such hedges risk worsening cash shortfall for firms trying to survive the oil price rout
New York
OIL at US$30 a barrel is blowing a hole in the insurance that US shale drillers bought to protect themselves against a crash.
Companies including Marathon Oil Corp, Noble Energy Inc, Callon Petroleum Inc, Pioneer Natural Resources Co, Rex Energy Corp and Bonanza Creek Energy Inc used a strategy known as a three-way collar that doesn't guarantee a minimum price if oil falls below a certain level, company records show. While three-ways can be cheaper than other hedges, they leave drillers exposed to sharp declines.
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