December 2012
Special Focus
What industry leaders expect in 2013
Sustained, relatively strong oil prices, a high level of shale oil activity in the U.S., and major projects in several other regions continue to drive a healthy worldwide E&P industry. While reductions in gas-directed wells have cause rig counts to hit a plateau and even decrease in some parts of the U.S., the core of activity, the exploitation of shale oil plays, remains strong.
