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Oil is getting slammed.

On Thursday, OPEC announced that it would not curb production to combat the decline in oil prices, which have been blamed in part on a global supply glut.

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And now that oil prices have fallen more than 30% in just the last six or so months, everyone wants to know how low prices can go before oil projects start shutting down, particularly US shale projects.

In a note last week, Citi’s Ed Morse highlighted this chart, showing that for most US shale plays, costs are below $80 a barrel.

Morse writes that if Brent price move towards $60 — they’re currently around $72 — a “significant” amount of shale production would be challenged.

But Morse also highlighted this dizzying chart, listing the breakeven price for every international oil company project through 2020. (You can save it to your computer and zoom in for a closer look.)

Over the last few years, Morse writes that companies have been willing to consider projects if they can sell the project’s oil for $90 a barrel.