E&Ps, Keto and Carbs (Chart(s) of the week)

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A remarkable shift began ~20 years ago when we started to see the rise in the capitalization of pure-play E&Ps.

The business of exploration and production has been around since the beginning of the industry, but prior to the 2000s, upstream was always tied to downstream.