Permian will remain a big deal, but other plays nipping at its heels for investment in the new year, experts say. With OPEC production plans in place and new leadership advancing to the White House, the oil and gas industry left 2016 less weary than it started the year, and more hopeful for 2017. When Rigzone talked with a panel of experts at the end of 2015 , the downturn’s end was nowhere in sight. Oil prices continued their descent and bankruptcy hovered like a specter over dozens of U.S. oil and gas companies. Fast-forward a year and while they remain cautious, optimism characterizes most expert forecasts . Costs are down and investment is heating up. We revisited our panel – Ethan Bellamy, senior analyst at R.W. Baird & Co.; Deborah Byers, chief of EY’s U.S. energy practice; John England, vice chairman of Deloitte; Andrew Slaughter, executive director, Deloitte […]