Shale Slowdown Takes Economic Toll

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Oil-and-gas workers in the Permian Basin have begun to see their hours cut as shale producers slash spending

MIDLAND, Texas—America’s hottest oil-drilling regions—such as this one at the heart of the Permian Basin—are seeing their economies soften as shale producers slash spending, leading to emptier hotels, choosier employers and less overtime for workers.

Early this year, demand for the tubing, bolts and valves used in fracking was so high that Homer Daniels’s oil-field equipment company, RK Supply, in the Midland area was on track to easily beat its annual revenue forecast. But by August, Mr. Daniels had to impose a hiring freeze...

 

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oilfield trash could never manage their money. They blow every dollar during the boom, and then start begging all of us during the bust

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