Xerfi Global’s recent report on the oil and gas markets examines a business environment which has been adapting to a new normal over the last few years. Factors including the exploitation of unconventional fossil fuel reserves such as shale gas, the increasing viability of and shift towards non fossil fuel energy, and sluggish economic growth have profoundly upset market fundamentals, creating a global supply glut, a weakened OPEC and depressed prices. [...]