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Oil Headed for $150 without US Gov Action: Continental Resources

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Oil is headed for $150/b unless the US does more to encourage exploration, according to Continental Resources CEO Dough Lawler.

  • Crude output in the Permian Basin will one day peak as it already has in rival shale regions such as the Bakken region of North Dakota and the Eagle Ford in Texas, Lawler told Bloomberg.
  • Without new production, “you’re going to see $120 to $150” oil, he said.
  • “That’s going to send a shock through the system,” he said. Without policies encouraging new drilling, “you’re going to see more pressure on price.”

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