德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿——石油和天然气行业继续出人意料地上涨，用更少的钻井平台达到产量高点，以惊人的速度进行整合，并继续为投资者提供股票回购和股息。

尽管如此，雪佛龙、SLB、Helmerich & Payne 和 Transocean 的高管们认为未来还有很多工作要做：从页岩中压榨更多产量、改进技术和简化设备，同时还要考虑吸引新人才进入该行业。

雪佛龙油井副总裁约翰·桑克莱门特 (John Sanclemente) 表示，页岩油产量与传统油井的石油产量相比仍有很长的路要走。

GALVESTON, Texas—The oil and gas industry continues to surprise to the upside, hitting production highs with fewer rigs, consolidating at a furious pace and continuing to ply investors with share buybacks and dividends.

Nevertheless, executives at Chevron, SLB, Helmerich & Payne and Transocean see a lot more work ahead: squeezing more production from shale, improving technology and streamlining equipment—all without losing sight of attracting new talent to the industry.

John Sanclemente, vice president for wells at Chevron, said shale output still has a ways to go to match oil production from conventional wells.