Operators are mixed on the subject of whether they can complete their 2006 U.S. exploration and development plans in the current, tight oil-service marketplace. In an Oil and Gas Investor online survey, half say they believe they will be able to spend their capex dollars; half don't. As for types of products or services they are currently experiencing difficulty in arranging, most cite rigs. Others report difficulty with acquiring drillbits, frac pumpers, formation evaluation, seismic shoots, tubulars, proppant and blowout preventers. Other types of products and services listed in the survey but not cited as a problem include perforating, oil tools (plugs and packers), drilling and completion fluids, gas compressors, cement, helicopters, supply boats and diving. Additional comments include that pipe is tough to find, and the largest obstacle in spending capex dollars is in receiving permits from the Bureau of Land Management. Operators are being queried now at OilandGasInvestor.com on the subject of capital access.
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