Brazil’s onshore oil renaissance

DEEP-DIVE: The energy transition is roiling oil prices, favouring short-cycle investments

The oil market is entering a period of structural volatility amid upstream underinvestment and extreme uncertainty over long-term demand. Against this backdrop, short turnaround investments that can get barrels to market quickly are highly sought-after. The chastised US shale space is sitting on its hands, opening a small-scale but high-margin investmen…