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In 2011, the marginal cost of production for oil was $92.26 for the 50 largest listed oil and gas companies, according to the Wall Street Journal.This will climb to $100 a barrel in 2012.n 2011, the marginal cost of production for oil was $92.26 for the 50 largest listed oil and gas companies, according to the Wall Street Journal.
From an economic point of view, the Saudi oil industry can indeed weather sustained low prices much better than all its competitors because it produces the most oil at the lowest cost, giving it the short-term advantage. Most Saudi and other Persian Gulf oil has a marginal cost of $10 to $20 a barrel.Some U.S. producers will be priced out, but even before them, many more will be in Canada, Latin America, Africa and the North Sea, which are arguably even more exposed. But how the oil markets will stabilize is unpredictable.rom an economic point of view, the Saudi oil industry can indeed weather sustained low prices much better than all its competitors because it produces the most oil at the lowest cost, giving it the short-term advantage. Most Saudi and other Persian Gulf oil has a marginal cost of $10 to $20 a barrel.