UPDATE 2-Top U.S. shale producer sees oil price recovery continuing <!-- no image --> <div>U.S. shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources expects oil prices to recover to at least $45 per barrel this year, its chief executive said on Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=4BvBxAOjNpk:L73bkRKEV4Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=4BvBxAOjNpk:L73bkRKEV4Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=4BvBxAOjNpk:L73bkRKEV4Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=4BvBxAOjNpk:L73bkRKEV4Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=4BvBxAOjNpk:L73bkRKEV4Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/4BvBxAOjNpk" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters