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The Houston-based oilfield services giant Schlumberger reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings in 2014, but laid off 9000 employees in response to falling oil prices.

The Houston-based oilfield services giant Schlumberger reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings in 2014, but laid off 9000 employees in response to falling oil prices.

Companies have been borrowing more and more to drill in America’s oil fields.

Some estimates have oil and gas industry debt jumping more than 50 percent over the last five years, long before the dramatic slide in oil prices of the last six months.

Our Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce tells us that is now making it a lot harder to pay off those mounting debts.

Companies have been borrowing more and more to drill in America’s oil fields.

Some estimates have oil and gas industry debt jumping more than 50 percent over the last five years, long before the dramatic slide in oil prices of the last six months.

Our Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce tells us that is now making it a lot harder to pay off those mounting debts.

When Oil Prices Drop, Size and Location Matter by Inside Energy

When Oil Prices Drop, Size and Location Matter by Inside Energy

When you think about the biggest energy users in our country, transportation and power plants come to mind. And then there are buildings. They account for one-fifth of our energy use. And much of that energy is pure waste, leaking from walls with poor insulation and lights left on when no one is around.

Energy efficiency is one of the few issues with wide support from Republicans and Democrats, as well as private industry.

Our Inside Energy reporter Jordan Wirfs-Brock brings us the latest in a series on energy policy and what is likely under the new GOP-controlled Congress.

When you think about the biggest energy users in our country, transportation and power plants come to mind. And then there are buildings. They account for one-fifth of our energy use. And much of that energy is pure waste, leaking from walls with poor insulation and lights left on when no one is around.

Energy efficiency is one of the few issues with wide support from Republicans and Democrats, as well as private industry.

Our Inside Energy reporter Jordan Wirfs-Brock brings us the latest in a series on energy policy and what is likely under the new GOP-controlled Congress.

With the Republicans in the majority in both the House and Senate in Washington, there will be changes in energy policy in the next few years.

Republicans are pledging to approve the Keystone XL pipeline and to delay or derail the Obama Administration’s clean air proposals.

Energy issues will likely be a source of upcoming strife, but they also provide opportunities for compromise.

Our inside energy team is exploring what the new GOP majority means for energy policy in a series of stories. Reporter Dan Boyce starts us off with hydropower.

With the Republicans in the majority in both the House and Senate in Washington, there will be changes in energy policy in the next few years.

Republicans are pledging to approve the Keystone XL pipeline and to delay or derail the Obama Administration’s clean air proposals.

Energy issues will likely be a source of upcoming strife, but they also provide opportunities for compromise.

Our inside energy team is exploring what the new GOP majority means for energy policy in a series of stories. Reporter Dan Boyce starts us off with hydropower.