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ESG benchmarks and boom-and-bust legacy could keep oil producers walking the line

Recent under-investment could spur a new cycle of higher prices for oil, but investor reticence about sustainability could help the oil sector maintain a more sober mood this time around

Back pumping: nodding donkey wells on the Bakken shale, North Dakota — Back pumping: nodding donkey wells on the Bakken shale, North DakotaPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Gareth Chetwynd

London

John Hess International Energy Agency Carlyle International Energy Fund Goldman Sachs Hess

Published 2 March 2021, 16:55Updated 2 March 2021, 16:55