Saudi Arabia to US oilmen: cut costs or get out
Minister Ali al-Naimi drives home the message at Houston conference
Houston
THE world's most powerful oilman brought a harsh message to Houston for executives hoping for a rescue from low prices: high-cost producers - many of them sitting in the room - need to either "lower costs, borrow cash or liquidate".
For the thousands of executives attending the IHS CERAWeek conference, the message from Saudi Arabia oil minister Ali al-Naimi means deeper spending cuts, laying off more roughnecks and idling drilling rigs. "It sounds harsh, and unfortunately it is, but it is the most efficient way to rebalance markets," Mr al-Naimi told the audience in Houston on Tuesday.
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