Shale oil companies debt

Using its own "breakeven" prices the US shale oil industry will ultimately have to produce 9G BO of oil, as much as it has already produced in 10 yearsjust to pay its total long term debt back. Essentially the only chance it has of doing that is if oil prices go to $125 a barrel, and stays there for a very long time. Shale’s looming credit crunch Natural gas-focused Antero Resources, EQT and  Chesapeake, which between them hold debt of more than $5bn due to mature between now and 2024, were among 12 companies

Shale oil comprises more than a third of the onshore production of crude oil in the lower 48 states. It drove U.S. oil As a result, many shale companies desperately pumped enough oil to make their monthly debt payments. They did this no  Since 2007, the oil and gas industry has lost $280 billion betting on the shale boom, which has been made possible by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and Wall Street financing, and these companies are still borrowing heavily. But even as the   10 Mar 2020 Nuttall said he was active on Monday, selling off a U.S. shale oil company to buy a Canadian oilsands producer, companies have “found religion” around controlling spending in recent years, which has led to more debt  9 Mar 2020 US shale oil firms have far higher production costs than Saudi Arabia, which unleashed a price war over the weekend. US shale oil producers need crude to fetch a price that is more than 14 times higher to cover their costs. Now, the oil price But this time, shale is lacking support from investors who four years ago bought their debt, financed reorganisations and kept shale producing. 5 Nov 2018 He wrote: “I recently put somebody very smart on the necessary research (SEC K's, press releases regarding private equity to private producers, etc.) to determine what total upstream shale oil debt actually is. We found it to be 

17 Sep 2018 But it was built on mountains of debt and survived the oil bust of 2015 and 2016 because of easy access to credit, whether it's in the form of bank loans, bonds or investment from private equity companies. "Saudi America" book 

4 days ago Reserve caused oil prices to jump $2 per barrel. That's far less than shale companies likely needed. White House's Crude Oil Top-Up Plans Won't Fix Shale Industry's Debt Problems. Scott CarpenterContributor. Opinions  6 days ago The value of Continental's debt is falling as well — according to FINRA data the company's 4.9% bond maturing in 2044 today traded hands at 68 cents on the dollar, down from nearly par just a few weeks ago, but not quite into  10 Mar 2020 White House officials are alarmed at the prospect that numerous shale companies, many of them deep in debt, could be driven out of business if the downturn in oil prices turns into a prolonged crisis for the industry. 5 days ago Cash flow for shale producers will be down in 2020 as crude oil falls, but few big energy companies have debt maturities coming due this year. Of the $53 billion in speculative-grade debt maturities through 2024, less than $2  9 Mar 2020 Dozens of debt-addled companies, including Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Whiting Petroleum Corp., were already facing financial difficulties even before U.S. benchmark prices plummeted 25% to $31.13 a barrel Monday, the  10 Mar 2020 As crude oil plunges to around $30 a barrel, industry experts are concerned the shale boom might be thrown who specializes in energy, in reference to the moves companies have already made to reduce costs and debt.

He argues that using the industry’s own breakeven prices, the US shale oil industry will ultimately have to produce 9 billion barrels of oil, “as much as it has already produced in 10 years…just to pay its total long term debt back.

Shale oil comprises more than a third of the onshore production of crude oil in the lower 48 states. It drove U.S. oil As a result, many shale companies desperately pumped enough oil to make their monthly debt payments. They did this no  Since 2007, the oil and gas industry has lost $280 billion betting on the shale boom, which has been made possible by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and Wall Street financing, and these companies are still borrowing heavily. But even as the   10 Mar 2020 Nuttall said he was active on Monday, selling off a U.S. shale oil company to buy a Canadian oilsands producer, companies have “found religion” around controlling spending in recent years, which has led to more debt  9 Mar 2020 US shale oil firms have far higher production costs than Saudi Arabia, which unleashed a price war over the weekend. US shale oil producers need crude to fetch a price that is more than 14 times higher to cover their costs. Now, the oil price But this time, shale is lacking support from investors who four years ago bought their debt, financed reorganisations and kept shale producing. 5 Nov 2018 He wrote: “I recently put somebody very smart on the necessary research (SEC K's, press releases regarding private equity to private producers, etc.) to determine what total upstream shale oil debt actually is. We found it to be 

He argues that using the industry’s own breakeven prices, the US shale oil industry will ultimately have to produce 9 billion barrels of oil, “as much as it has already produced in 10 years…just to pay its total long term debt back.

U.S. Oil Companies Face $240 Billion Debt Mountain. U.S. oil producers are facing debt of US$240 billion maturing until 2023, of which some 15 percent will be rated with the lowest rating of Caa, Moody’s said in a new report quoted by Kallanish Energy. This brought the total of the Great American Shale Oil & Gas Bust since 2015 in these three sectors to 402 bankruptcy filings. The debt involved in these bankruptcies in 2019 doubled from 2018 to $35 billion. This pushed the total debt listed in these bankruptcy filings since 2015 to $207 billion. He argues that using the industry’s own breakeven prices, the US shale oil industry will ultimately have to produce 9 billion barrels of oil, “as much as it has already produced in 10 years…just to pay its total long term debt back.

25 Feb 2016 The 2010 - 2014 rapid increase of US shale oil production to about 5.5 million b/d has been a game changer in Compared to these larger companies they rely to a greater extent on bonds and asset backed lending and to a 

North American oil and gas producers have an estimated $86 billion of rated debt maturing in the next four years, according to Moody's Investors Service, money that will have to be paid off or U.S. Oil Companies Face $240 Billion Debt Mountain. U.S. oil producers are facing debt of US$240 billion maturing until 2023, of which some 15 percent will be rated with the lowest rating of Caa, Moody’s said in a new report quoted by Kallanish Energy. This brought the total of the Great American Shale Oil & Gas Bust since 2015 in these three sectors to 402 bankruptcy filings. The debt involved in these bankruptcies in 2019 doubled from 2018 to $35 billion. This pushed the total debt listed in these bankruptcy filings since 2015 to $207 billion. He argues that using the industry’s own breakeven prices, the US shale oil industry will ultimately have to produce 9 billion barrels of oil, “as much as it has already produced in 10 years…just to pay its total long term debt back. Using its own "breakeven" prices the US shale oil industry will ultimately have to produce 9G BO of oil, as much as it has already produced in 10 yearsjust to pay its total long term debt back. Essentially the only chance it has of doing that is if oil prices go to $125 a barrel, and stays there for a very long time. Shale’s looming credit crunch Natural gas-focused Antero Resources, EQT and  Chesapeake, which between them hold debt of more than $5bn due to mature between now and 2024, were among 12 companies

These companies represent 61% of US shale oil production in 2018 and were chosen for their focus on oil production. Without the additional funding and any debt refinancing, capex would be cut to USD 47.7 billion which would bring down the amount of completed wells to 5,600 from 6,900 with external capital . Criticizing shale oil companies for doing the same as the rest of the US business sector does as a matter of practice is fatuous. No one has a hope of figuring out if those companies can ever pay off their debts with the products and services that they produce.