Big Shale to focus on spending discipline, not on lifting output
Singapore
DON'T expect Big Shale to rush and fill the hole left by Opec in the oil market.
Executives from three of the biggest independent US drillers say they won't increase activity just because prices rise after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies agreed to extend output curbs. The emphasis, instead, will be on maintaining spending discipline and generating profits to return to investors, according to Pioneer Natural Resources Co, Parsley Energy Inc and Newfield Exploration Co.
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