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Preston Caldwell
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Danger Zone: Coming Shale Growth Poses Major Risks to Oil Prices

OPEC's production cuts and strong demand growth have 2017 crude fundamentals in their best shape since oil prices crashed two years ago. The consensus outlook is that fundamentals are now strong enough to remain healthy even after OPEC's cuts lapse. This might have been possible a few months ago, but the odds of this scenario playing out have markedly worsened since. The reason is that major increases in shale activity now have U.S. production firmly on a path of rapid growth, even if rig counts...
Underlying
Superior Energy Services Inc.

Superior Energy Services provide services and products to the energy industry. The company serves national and independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies around the world. The company reports its operating results in four business segments: Drilling Products and Services, which include downhole drilling tools and surface rentals; Onshore Completion and Workover Services, which include pressure pumping, fluid management and workover services; Production Services, which include intervention services used to maintain and extend oil and gas production; and Technical Solutions, which include include completion tools and services, well control services and subsea well intervention.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Preston Caldwell

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