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Lower 48 breakeven benchmarking: projects and companies
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Report summary
Where will capital be deployed as the Lower 48 moves further down the tight oil cost stack? Which operators are best positioned to take advantage of the drop in the middle of the supply curve? We have updated our comprehensive breakeven benchmarking of more than 800 oil & gas assets in Wood Mackenzie's Lower 48 coverage to help answer theses questions.
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Executive summary
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What do breakevens look like now and how have they changed throughout the year?
- Updated Lower 48 cost curves to showcase commercial volumes at various breakeven prices
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Which companies have the lowest cost portfolios and which project breakevens have changed the most?
- Examination of the impact of cost movements against improving well productivity
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How might the cost curve evolve from here?
- An in-depth look at how assets have weathered cost inflation and their vulnerability to further increases
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What do breakevens look like now and how have they changed throughout the year?
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