Shales: ‘no threat to deepwater’

摘要

Rising US shale output does not present a threat to the deepwater sector, according to one analyst. “Prodigious US shale oil production is often treated as a threat to deepwater. Won’t all this oil swamp demand? Many investment banks and government agencies forecasting oil markets feel that it could. The evidence, however, suggests dif-ferently,” said Steven Kopits, analysts at Douglas-Westwood’s New York office.