Funds For Fracking Finally Dry Up: One Last Hail Mary Pass Remains

Monday, August 17, 2015
By Paul Martin

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
08/17/2015

Is Saudi Arabia on the verge of winning the war on US Shale firms? It appears the spigot of malinvestment-subsidizing liquidity that kept numerous zombie energy firms alive has been shut off almost entirely. As oil prices return to cycle lows, so credit risk has spiked to record highs and issuance of life-giving bonds has collapsed. As Reuters reports, this has opened up opportunities for deep-pocketed private equity firms to push for restructuring or buy assets as many oil companies need cash to replenish banks’ slimmed-down lending facilities, service their bonds and finance drilling of new wells to keep pumping oil and sustain cash flow. But hope is fading as one private equity form CEO warns “I would say, this is a good time to be careful when it comes to investing in energy.”

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