Low oil price hits $200 billion in mega-projects
* Ernst and Young say more project delays likely
* Say at least 24 projects worth more than $1 bln put on ice
By Ron Bousso
LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) – Deepwater oil projects and complex gas facilities worth around $200 billion have been cancelled or put on hold worldwide in recent months due to the sharp drop in oil prices over the past year, consultancy Ernst and Young said on Tuesday.
Further project cuts and delays are likely as the industry braces for an extended period of lower oil prices as a result of a supply glut.
“The mind set in the industry at the moment is that prices are unlikely to be bouncing up materially in the near term,” the consultancy’s Andy Brogan said in a presentation. “There is an expectation that volatility is with us for a reasonable period of time to come and companies need to cope with that.”
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