An employee works at the base of drill pipes on an oil drilling derrick in the Salym Petroleum Development oil fields near the Bazhenov shale formation in Salym, Russia. Some producers are still counting on oil rebounding above $60 by the end of the year, and then to continue rising. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Get ready for an L-shaped oil recovery. A growing consensus is emerging from the likes of BP Plc, the International Energy Agency, shale wildcatters and even the Saudis that a near-term recovery to $100-a-barrel crude isn’t in the cards. Instead, expect a range of $50 to $60 for at least the next few years. When oil prices plunged sharply in 2008, they rebounded almost as quickly. Several months ago, industry and government touted the same U or V-shaped recovery this time out. On closer examination, a new factor in the marketplace — shale oil […]