RE:IMOThe Sauid s can never kill shales . Comapnies may die in a downturn, but when oil prices is up again they will re -emerge.
Especially with the future markets many oil companies has already made good hedges and probably can survive for 2 more years at least.
OPECs has to live with it. The only way they can get more money is maybe to cut 10% i.e. 3 million bbls /day. I don't think shale oils can compensate for this, but as long as oil prices rise by 11% they get the same money. Then let the shale grows at high costs. After the Armaco IPO Saudi can shake them out again.