Frackonomics: Why The Shale Business Model Is Not Working
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Encana$1.7 Billion
ExxonMobil $2 Billion
Devon$2 Billion
Chesapeake$3.3 Billion
BP$2.11 Billion
BHP$2.84 Billion
(50% of Fayetteville assets purchase)
Write Downs
Shell $2 Billion
$35B in write downs among 15 shale operators in 2013 when oil was still trading around $100/bbl
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CAPEX = Free Cash Flow? No
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The Real Jobs Story
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YOY New Job Creation: Oil and Gas vs. Solar
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Solar Foundation
YOY
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0.0
8.0
16.0
24.0
32.0
2012 2013 2014
New jobs created - Oil and Gas New jobs created - Solar
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In spite of corporate rhetoric, SEC filings indicate that commercial breakeven for tight oil averages
$80-85/bbl
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% New Shale Production Needed to Offset Declines
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Marcellus Haynesville Permian Eagle Ford Bakken
% New Production
Source: EIA November 2014 Drilling Report, Energy Policy Forum
Huge % New Production Needed to Offset Depletion in Older Wells
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Recovery Efficiency How Much Gas Can We Get Out?
“The recovery efficiency for the five major [shale gas] plays averages 6.5%... This contrasts significantly with recovery efficiencies of 75-80% for conventional gas fields.”
Oil & Gas Journal, December 2012
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EROEIEnergy Returned On Energy Invested
• Crude, early U.S. - 100:1
• Crude today - 11:1
• Tar Sands - 3:1
• Tight Oil - <7:1
• Troubling dependence on low EROEI fuels
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Majors Struggling
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Exxon Shell BP Chevron Total DJIA
% gain % gain
Majors Now Lagging the Dow Where They Used To Lead 5 Year Share Performance 2010-2014
Source: NYSE, Energy Policy Forum
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