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After the crash – what's changed in Middle East upstream?
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The Middle East responded swiftly to the oil market downturn and our outlook for the region’s upstream sector has changed drastically. Operators have cut oil production deeply, postponed near-term investment and focused on expenses. Deep investment cuts do not offset the cash flow losses under our US$50/bbl oil price assumption. Weekly releases on our Lens Upstream platform have demonstrated our responsiveness. Powered by this unique data set, we evaluate how our Middle East outlook has changed: • Investment - how much has development spend been cut? • Production - how has our modelling changed and what are the long-term implications? • Economics - will operators be resilient, and what has happened to valuations?
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