The Examiners

The Examiners: Oil Field Servicers and Shale Producers May Be Hardest Hit

04/07/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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The Examiners: Many Can Survive, But Oil and Gas Bankruptcies Will Be Complex

04/07/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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The Examiners: Curtailed Spending Could Prolong Industry Pain

04/07/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices?  And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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The Examiners: Industry Presents Opportunities for Investors, If Homework is Done

04/06/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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The Examiners: Remain Thoughtful About Oil and Gas Investments

04/06/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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The Examiners: Weakened Companies Failed to Manage Risk

04/06/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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The Examiners: Strain on Oil and Gas Companies Poses Unique Challenges

04/06/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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Distress in the Oil Field

04/02/15

Since June 2014, the price of oil has plummeted  to less than $50 per barrel from more than $100. Although forecasters seem to think the price will rebound, there is not much consensus on when that will happen. A recent MoneyBeat report showed that analysts predict the price of oil could end 2015 anywhere between $52 and $84 a barrel.

In the world of distress, the effects of low prices are already beginning to be felt by some in the industry.

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The Examiners on Bankruptcy Venue Reform: What Did You Think?

03/05/15

Our Examiners, a panel of some of the leading bankruptcy experts, weighed in this week on the topic of venue reform. And in more than a dozen responses, they agreed—the venue provisions of the bankruptcy code, as is, work well for businesses and creditors.

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