TY - SER TI - Low prices put the brakes on the global E&P train PY - 2015/// CY - PB - N1 - After spending several years on a plateau, the upstream industry has plunged into a downturn and looks set to endure the second recession in a 15-year global E&P spending upcycle. Last year, global spending amounted to $729 billion, but this year the Evercore ISI survey group expects that figure to drop below $700 billion. International spending, outside North America, should contract about 15% ER -