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Over the past three years, the U.S. energy sector has enjoyed an oil price boom that has been accompanied by soaring crude production. According to data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), crude production climbed from 11.0 mb/d in July to 2020 to an all-time high of 13.3 mb/d in December 2023 as producers ramped up output to meet heightened demand as well as take advantage of high prices in the post-pandemic period. According to commodity analysts at Standard Chartered, the U.S. shale patch did much of the heavy…

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15.05.24 12:00

by oilprice.com

Consumers Sue U.S. Shale Alleging Collusion to Boost Oil Prices

U.S. shale producers have been preaching and practicing capital discipline since the price crash of 2020 and haven’t deviated from their pledge to focus on shareholder returns instead of oil production growth since then. Some of the biggest independent U.S. shale firms may have started to finally please investors with meaningful returns, but they have angered consumers. Some of these consumers of retail gasoline, diesel, and marine fuels allege that the ‘discipline’ in capital allocation has actually been a collusion to boost...