Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp are slamming the brakes on oil output, as the top two U.S. oil producers plan for combined global shut ins of 800,000 barrels per day in response to plunging crude prices and fuel demand. Both companies on Friday outlined deep cuts in investments in the Permian shale basin, the top U.S. oilfield where growth in recent years made America the world’s top oil producer and a net exporter for the first time in decades. Exxon and Chevron have been rapidly sidelining Permian drilling equipment since the market started crashing in March. …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
