Список проголосовавших за комментарий "DM88, про то, каким способом амерским компаниям увеличение добычи обходится:<br/> U.S. oil and gas company Marathon Oil Corp (MRO.N) on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss compared with a year-ago profit, as the slump in crude oil prices hurt results.<br/> <br/> Oil prices in the second quarter of 2015 were more than 40 percent lower than a year ago, hit by a rise in global supply from places including the United States where operators pumped more oil from shale.<br/> <br/> In response, Houston-based Marathon and other exploration and production companies have cut budgets, laid off workers and canceled or let drilling rig contracts expire.<br/> <br/> «Capital spending in the quarter was down about 40 percent sequentially as we've moderated activity levels in the U.S. resource plays,» said Marathon Chief Executive Lee Tillman.<br/> <br/> The company, which operates in South Texas and North Dakota, said it still expected oil and gas production to rise 5.0 percent to 7.9 percent this year under its $3.3 billion capital program.<br/> <br/> Net loss in the second quarter was $386 million, or 57 cents per share, compared with a profit of $360 million, or 53 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier.<br/> <br/> Excluding one-time items that include a pension settlement and losses related to hedging, Marathon had a loss of 23 cents per share, a figure that matched analysts' estimates, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.<br/> <br/> Total production from continuing operations, excluding volumes from Libya, averaged 407,000 barrels oil equivalent per day (boed) up 6.0 percent from the year-ago quarter.<br/> <br/> больше похоже на петлю и штопор одновременно."