Supply chain woes hit US output drive

Spending increase is more about inflation and supply chain constraints than a bonanza of barrels.

Nodding off: Oil rig and pump jack in the Permian basin, Texas, where supply chain constraints are hampering efforts to ramp up production
Nodding off: Oil rig and pump jack in the Permian basin, Texas, where supply chain constraints are hampering efforts to ramp up productionPhoto: AP/SCANPIX
Published 1 June 2022, 13:35Updated 6 June 2022, 08:14