Why the Oil Majors Face Inevitable Decline | OilPrice.com
This is very interesting. The industry is contemplating its eventual decline. The decoupling could be soon.
The Offshore Oil Business Is Crippled And It May Never Recover | OilPrice.com
Also this article looks specifically at offshore drilling. Some 22 mb/d of production could be allowed to decline about 15% per year. Such a reduction would be far faster than EVs could displace in the near term. So it should tighten supply against declining demand. Such a move could restore profitability to what's left of the industry. But to make this play, big oil executives pretty much have to resign themselves to the view that oil demand is or soon will be in terminal decline.
So have oil industry leaders truly moved into post-oil consciousnesses?
This is very interesting. The industry is contemplating its eventual decline. The decoupling could be soon.
“Rather than investing in potentially stranded oil and gas projects, or gambling on new technologies that they do not fully understand, the oil companies would do better to continue returning money to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks,” the FT wroteon May 27. “Instead of railing against climate policies, or paying them lip-service while quietly defying them with investment decisions, the oil companies will serve their investors and society better if they accept the limits they face, and embrace a future of long-term decline.”
The Offshore Oil Business Is Crippled And It May Never Recover | OilPrice.com
Also this article looks specifically at offshore drilling. Some 22 mb/d of production could be allowed to decline about 15% per year. Such a reduction would be far faster than EVs could displace in the near term. So it should tighten supply against declining demand. Such a move could restore profitability to what's left of the industry. But to make this play, big oil executives pretty much have to resign themselves to the view that oil demand is or soon will be in terminal decline.
So have oil industry leaders truly moved into post-oil consciousnesses?
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