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Tue, Jul 22

U.S. Shale’s Struggle Between Profitability and Power

While many investors obsess over commodity prices and earnings, they’re missing the structural realignment in global oil:

🔹 Brazil threatens to redirect U.S.-bound barrels to Asia
🔹 OPEC+ regains pricing power through supply discipline
🔹 Canada’s oil sands become North America’s most cost-resilient producers
🔹 U.S. shale struggles with short-cycle fragility, policy risks, and rising costs

This is not just a price story — it’s a shift in strategic positioning.

🛢 Full analysis here: https://open.substack.com/pub/alexanderfernandez/p/caught-in-the-middle-us-shales-struggle?r=59s3mr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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