While U.S. light, tight oil output is falling steeply for now, the
market will begin
rebalancing in 2017 – and by 2021 the United States and Iran are seen
leading production gains among non-OPEC and OPEC countries, respectively,"
the report said.
U.S. shale oil production from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
has made the nation a leading oil producer, resulting in a significant
reduction in U.S. imports of crude oil in recent years. But excess oil on the
market, as a result of dropping U.S. and
Asian demand, has resulted in oil prices falling to a seven-year
low. As a result, U.S. producers have ratcheted back production, shutting down
drilling rigs and laying off tens of thousands of workers over the last six
months.
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