UPDATE 1-Oil collapse spurs budget shortfalls in U.S. oil states -Moody's

(Adds details of oil price decline, table on state credit characteristics) NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Lower tax revenues because of job losses in energy and related sectors due to the collapse in oil prices will hit the budgets of oil-producing states through the remainder of this fiscal year and next, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday. Moody's comments came after Oklahoma revised down its revenue projections last Tuesday for the remainder of the current fiscal year by $444 m