Hopes high US shale rig count is nearing the bottom

Industry expected to shed up to 50 more onshore units before bottoming out

Quiet patch: the oil price crash amid the Covid-19 pandemic has hit rig activity hard in key US shale basins, but there is hope the bottom of the market will soon be in sight.
Quiet patch: the oil price crash amid the Covid-19 pandemic has hit rig activity hard in key US shale basins, but there is hope the bottom of the market will soon be in sight.Photo: RYTIS DAUKANTAS/UPSTREAM
Published 28 May 2020, 09:06Updated 28 May 2020, 09:06
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