Oil companies that drill in West Texas are seeing big wartime profits, but many are holding back on aggressive capital spending, wary of repeating the boom-bust cycles that followed the pandemic when prices collapsed after a drilling surge.

Big oil companies report record profits amid high prices. Crude oil reaching a new all-time high by December 31 at 11.5% YES.

Oil companies that drill in West Texas are seeing big wartime profits, but many are holding back on aggressive capital spending, wary of repeating the boom-bust cycles that…