"Big oil companies can absorb small and midsized companies' assets. And then when oil prices recover, if they have managed to reduce their costs, they can be highly profitable."

BCG's Eric Oudenot on the opportunities underlying the big oil crisis.

Financial Times spoke with BCG's Eric Oudenot, once for an article on pressures on the oil major business model, and once for a piece on investors splitting due to oil majors' payouts. "Big oil companies can absorb small and midsized companies' assets. And then when oil prices recover, if they have managed to reduce their costs, they can be highly profitable," said Eric.

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