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To: Kirk © who wrote (4274)9/6/2016 1:16:16 PM
From: Kirk ©  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 26780
 
And from January
But not every energy company is on the ropes. Some of the strongest ones saw what was coming and hedged the decline in oil prices in the futures markets, essentially buying insurance against $20 oil. Two companies in particular, ConocoPhillips and Pioneer Resources, are planning to expand their production this year. Pioneer's CEO Scott Sheffield told the Wall Street Journal on Monday that his company is still making profits from the company’s most efficient and low cost wells.
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Oil Prices Down, Oil Bankruptcies Up, Industry Safe - The New American

www.thenewamerican.com/tech/energy/.../22309-oil-prices-down-oil-bankruptcies-up



Jan 12, 2016 - With crude touching $30 a barrel and threatening to drop into the high ... As of last July, nine oil field companies had already gone bankrupt, ... Pioneer's CEO Scott Sheffield told the Wall Street Journal on Monday that his company is still making profits from the company's most efficient and low cost wells.



To: Kirk © who wrote (4274)9/6/2016 2:28:58 PM
From: rdkflorida2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 26780
 
Pioneer CEO just said that on CNBC. More BKs coming. Only a handful of companies can make money at $30. New M.I.T. and I think CAL.Tech process can liquefy coal at $20. IMHO, ALL Nuke power plants could be closed in the next 10-20 years if coal process cost is true. And good riddance. RDK