Merger of drillers Noble, Pacific points to troubled state of oilfield service sector

摘要

1. More activity seen in 2021 onshore, offshore, 2. 61 oilfield service bankruptcies in 2020, 3. ‘Marginal players get more marginalized’: analyst. Houston-Noble Corp.’s acquisition of Pacific Drilling announced this week in a merger of drillers points to the troubled state of the oilfield service sector, even with more activity expected this year as the industry recovers from the pandemic.