Why Cheap Oil Doesn't Stop the Drilling

If oil rigs lead to new wells, fewer rigs should lead to less oil, right? Not necessarily.

Mar 10, 2015

If oil rigs lead to new wells, fewer rigs should lead to less oil, right? Not necessarily. Bloomberg's Tom Randall explains.

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