Exploration and production firms do well when prices are high, but refiners feel a squeeze.
The study found that slightly more oil and gas equipment suppliers were expecting growth than exploration and production firms.
In Louisiana, a former Film Commission director was busted for accepting bribes to help production firms land more tax credits.
FORBES: As Oscar Nominated Hollywood Moguls Bag Tax Cuts, They Seek To Raise Yours
Production sector firms were slightly more optimistic, with an overall net balance of -2% for turnover in the next six months compared with a -10% balance for services firms.
BBC: Scottish economy 'still sluggish' says Lloyds TSB report
As firms increase production, they are expanding through contracts with outsourcing firms rather than permanent recruitment.
ECONOMIST: American firms are hiring again, but hold the cheers
Dad has tangled web of European TV and film programming, production and licensing firms, including SAT1, DSF (sports TV), Premier (pay TV), and 40% of Axel Springer Verlag, one of Europe's largest newspaper chains.
In addition, inventory levels in some industries again, most notably in industries linked to construction and motor vehicle production rose over the course of last year, leading some firms to cut production to better align inventories with sales.
No, the Keynesian administrator must spend the money on particular people, firms and production.
FORBES: The Question I Ponder: Who Plans (And Spends) For Whom?
Facing a collapse in global trade and consumer demand, firms slashed production and cut their payrolls to match.
ECONOMIST: America's labour market: Something's not working | The
The result may be more acquisitions from abroad, which would give foreign firms a production base inside American trade barriers.
These processes often have to be done by hand, because production volumes in small firms are too low for automation.
Those restrictions raise the costs of production for the downstream firms, weakening their capacity to compete with foreign producers in the United States and abroad.
They were put on notice that there was going to have to be a significant contraction in the number and production capacity of their firms.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Will Bush Team End the Ongoing ��Defense Fire Sale'?
And then there are other companies whose very existence relies on the continued presence of these major marketers, including advertising agencies, branding firms and production companies.
Sarah Bradley, Symington's operations director, said she expected to see more UK firms relocating production back home from China because it was cheaper to do so.
Petrobras boss Jose Sergio said the Bolivian move, which reduces foreign firms' production stakes to 18%, meant there would no longer be sufficient returns to justify increased investment.
Smaller automakers face an uphill climb given the scale of their production, while larger firms like General Motors can leverage its facilities to produce its Chevy Volts, for example.
FORBES: With Frozen DoE Loan Payment Looming, Electric Automaker Fisker Lays Off Workforce: Reports
As Chinese firms shift to more complex forms of production, they will make life harder for Indian firms.
Eskom, the state-owned utility, has been encouraging mining firms to limit production to avoid power cuts.
The overall net balance of turnover for firms in the production sector was marginally up on the last survey period.
Russia has vast reserves of gas, so one possible solution might be to stimulate increased production in Russia by other firms.
It uses a more labour-intensive production system than the Japanese firms it competes with to take advantage of low labour costs.
Since these types of workers often don't show up on the payroll, firms can increase production without incurring permanent expenses, she adds.
As chipmakers further cut production, two new DRAM firms in Taiwan are gearing up to take up any slack that may arise.
Firms had cut production to below the level of sales in order to shed excess inventories, so now they need to reopen factories.
Some claims about the borderless world may be exaggerated, but there is no doubt that firms increasingly disperse production to wherever it can be done most efficiently.
"In 2010, the rate will get much higher, perhaps 10%, 13% because the plunge in production is so massive, firms will fire a lot of people, " he said.
Firms in the production sector said they fared slightly better than those in the service sector, reporting a net balance in turnover of -2% compared with -5% for services firms.
BBC: Scottish economy 'still sluggish' says Lloyds TSB report
应用推荐