Analysis: Oil companies cut budgets by one third in 2015

The dive in the oil price is having a dramatic impact on oil and gas activities this year, as companies across the board are cutting exploration costs by more than one third, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Photo: Kjetil Alsvik/Statoil
Photo: Kjetil Alsvik/Statoil
BY OLE ANDERSEN

The industry for oil and gas will collectively cut over a third of the budget for exploration in 2015 in order to adapt to the new level of low oil prices, according to assessments from global consultant company Wood Mackenzie.

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