You said "In the past, oil and gas (O&G) companies have attempted to address oil-price declines by resorting to short-term cost-cutting measures to see them through the slump." -- While it's likely that there will continue to be some market volatility in the O&G sector, fortunately there are other opportunities in the Industrial Sector that should be more stable during the same forecast period. In particular, sensors used for power generation systems, security and access controls, temperature controls, pressure and leakage controls, and vibration-related controls.