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Re:Wall Street Is Finally Going to Make Money Off the Permian by whatever1 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @10:03PM (#35736750)
You realize that a typical oilfield project takes 10 years to start producing the first barrel of oil right?

You generate assets during that period and the potential to pump oil. Same way that you invest money to a startup with 0 revenues.

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Re:Wall Street Is Finally Going to Make Money Off the Permian by slashdev on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:16PM (#35737106)
Not in shale. That’s measured in as little as months.
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