Even though the oilfield service market in shale is the place to be in 2017, there is clear evidence that offshore projects are still being prioritized by E&P companies. In fact, for every dollar that is invested into the North American shale market in 2017, a dollar is also earmarked for the development of new offshore resources. Both sources of future production, shale and offshore, will receive around 70 billion USD each of planned capital expenditures.