Shale producers face ‘acute financial distress’

Will Trump bail out North American Shale Producers, or let them go under as Trump's friends, the Saudis, attempt to crush competition?

I hope he doesn't bail them out. Maybe this is a move by the Saudi's and others to drive out fracking, but lower prices do not help them. They have a single source economy. They rely solely on oil. So this would be a risky gambit for them.

You really should get a hobby Jackie. You sit around worrying about things all day can't be healthy for you
 
I hope he doesn't bail them out. Maybe this is a move by the Saudi's and others to drive out fracking, but lower prices do not help them. They have a single source economy. They rely solely on oil. So this would be a risky gambit for them.

You really should get a hobby Jackie. You sit around worrying about things all day can't be healthy for you

I think he needs to. Being able to produce oil of your own in significant quantities is a major bargaining chip for geopolitics even if only to drive prices down as a threat. We shouldnt lose that.
 
I hope he doesn't bail them out. Maybe this is a move by the Saudi's and others to drive out fracking, but lower prices do not help them. They have a single source economy. They rely solely on oil. So this would be a risky gambit for them.

You really should get a hobby Jackie. You sit around worrying about things all day can't be healthy for you

The dilemma for OPEC is they can only temporarily drive fracking down with low oil prices.

Yeah, it can drive some frackers out of business, in the short term, but as soon as the price of crude goes back up—fracking will come back.
 
I think he needs to. Being able to produce oil of your own in significant quantities is a major bargaining chip for geopolitics even if only to drive prices down as a threat. We shouldnt lose that.

The shale industry has been hit pretty hard with the mild winter we've had here in the Northeast.
But yes, we must maintain our ability to produce our own energy.
 
The shale industry has been hit pretty hard with the mild winter we've had here in the Northeast.
But yes, we must maintain our ability to produce our own energy.

I recall that happened a while back as well. I wonder what the likes of Liarwatha and Colonel Sanders would have done?
 
Will Trump bail out North American Shale Producers, or let them go under as Trump's friends, the Saudis, attempt to crush competition?

No, shale ventures that aren't profitable will stop production, as usual. :palm:
 
Yes they should be helped so as not to have to depend on oil and gas from the Middle East and Russia. I am hoping that cheap oil will finally destroy the theocratic bastards in Iran along with Covid 19.

Wow! We finally agree on something. Welcome to putting 'America First'.
 
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