Elm Ridge Capital Management – Oil Market – Price, not economic growth, has a greater impact on trend demand [SLIDES]

Elm Ridge Capital Management presentation on energy investments, hit hard by oil prices but they think the opportunity is compelling.

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What We Think

• Oil is unlike other commodities because it depletes and requires constant reinvestment
• Depressed prices will hit future supply. US production has begun to fall and will leave the world undersupplied by mid-2016
• Higher oil prices are needed to incentivize enough new production to meet demand
• Price, not economic growth, has a greater impact on trend demand
• Our holdings have enormous upside

How Did We Get Here?

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