Mr. Arindam Das, head of consulting at Westwood Global Energy Group, discusses where energy sector companies must focus to meet capital markets' new expectations, both to survive the downturn and to act advantageously as stabilizing markets present new opportunities.

* Understanding how capital markets gauge companies' investment value after the oil price war

* Private equity money is still moving, but their expectations are evolving as well

* Pitfalls and opportunities for small to medium operators in the UK and Norwegian Continental Shelf, and U.S. shale plays