Morgan Stanley analysts recently included this chart of crude production costs. Onshore Middle East oil sites are much cheaper to tap than North American shale, which costs about $65 per barrel to extract.
1. ponder-reflect deeply on a subject; I mulled over the events of the afternoon; philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years; The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate.
speakâ²aÂ·ble adj. Synonyms: speak, talk, converse1, discourse. These verbs mean to express one's thoughts by uttering words. Speak and talk, often interchangeable, are the most general: On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind.