US independents see higher oil prices due to underinvestment in the sector

An alliance between US shale producers and Opec is suggested as the key to stabilising prices

Shale in focus: ConocoPhillips’ Executive Vice President for the Lower 48 Tim Leach, Pioneer Natural Resources Chief Executive Scott Sheffield and Diamondback Energy Chief Executive Travis Stice at the US Industry Luncheon event
Shale in focus: ConocoPhillips’ Executive Vice President for the Lower 48 Tim Leach, Pioneer Natural Resources Chief Executive Scott Sheffield and Diamondback Energy Chief Executive Travis Stice at the US Industry Luncheon eventPhoto: Phil McCarten/CorporateEventImages/Upstream
Published 15 December 2021, 12:33Updated 15 December 2021, 12:33