HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly two-thirds of oil and gas companies are planning to increase their capital spending in 2014, a quarter of them by 10% or more, according to a global industry survey by UHY LLP Certified Public Accountants and PennWell Publishing’s Oil & Gas Financial Journal.
Next year’s planned increases come on the heels of capital spending hikes in 2013 by 70% among the survey respondents, of which one-third were increases of 10% or more. For 2014, one-in-four survey respondents report plans to expand capital spending by 10% or more; 18% expect their companies’ capex to expand 15% or more.
“Across industry segments, almost 70% of companies report increased capex spending for 2013 and 2014, with the exception of a decline to 55% of upstream companies in 2014 plans,” said UHY LLP Energy Partner Scott Barker. “This likely reflects companies’ needs to focus their unconventional projects on improved production in 2014 following a period of intensive expansion and exploration investment, and to align with current market price trends.”
Other Study Highlights
- More than half (55%) of the respondents indicated that internally generated cash was the primary source of capex funding;
- The two primary drivers for increases in capex spending were internal growth and international expansion opportunities;
- Current political and economic conditions had more impact on non-US survey respondents than their US counterparts; and
- The survey’s 129 respondent companies accounted for more than $700 billion in 2013 revenues, and almost $100 billion in capex expenditures. Half are headquartered in the U.S., half in other countries. The survey was conducted online between Nov. 27 and Dec. 9, 2013.
A copy of the full survey report is available upon request via energy@uhy-us.com.
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