U.S. shale output won't return to pre-pandemic levels: Occidental CEO

Reuters

Published Mar 02, 2021 10:49AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The oil industry is recovering from a collapse in demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, but U.S. shale production will not recover to levels seen before the pandemic, Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) Chief Executive Vicki Hollub said on Tuesday.

"The recovery is looking really good to us. If you look at what's happening in India as well as the U.S., I think the oil industry is looking like things will be pretty good for us over next couple of years," Hollub said at CERAWeek by IHS Markit. .