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Shakeout Threatens Shale Patch as Frackers Go for Broke
2014-05-26 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The U.S. shale patch is facing a shakeout as drillers struggle to keep pace with the relentless spending needed to get oil and gas out of the ground. Shale debt has almost doubled over the last four years while revenue has gained just 5.6 percent, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of 61 shale drillers. A dozen of those wildcatters are spending at least 10 percent of their sales on interest compared with Exxon Mobil Corp.s 0.1 percent. The list of companies that are financially stressed...
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