U.S. oil production could increase next year to levels not seen since the 1970s, despite OPEC’s efforts to muscle out American shale producers.
While U.S. oil production is predicted to rise by another million barrels a day during 2015 from the current 9 million barrels a day, forecasts are coming down on expectations that OPEC’s unwillingness to cut production will keep a lid on prices well into next year. Lower prices limit new drilling and hit high-cost wells first.
Saudi Arabia may continue to stay away from cuts even if prices continue to move lower: OPEC’s biggest producer now expects Brent crude to stabilize at around $60 a barrel, which is a level the Saudis could withstand, according to a Dow Jones report Wednesday.
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