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.
âadaptâ: synonyms and related words: 1  accustom yourself to sth. 2  accustomed. 3  adaptable. 4  as (if) to the manner born idiom. 5  attuned to. 6  bearing. 7  get into your stride idiom. 8  habituated. 9  hang. 10  hardened. 11  inure sb to sth. 12  plug. 13  second nature. 14  settle. 15  settle down. 16  settle in. 17  settle sb in. 18  settled. 19  stride. 20  swing.