- March 9, 2010, 11:43 AM GMT
The Natural Gas Shopping Spree Quickens
http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2010/03/09/the-natural-gas-shopping-spree-quickens/
"Finally, unconventional gas is one of the few new resources that is actually open to the major oil companies. They are largely shut out of the greatest prizes in the Middle East and have missed the boat in up and coming oil provinces like offshore Brazil or Ghana. The largest unconventional gas resources are located in areas that are open for business–North America, Australia and possibly Latin American and Europe. They may be less profitable than a big new oil discovery, but nevertheless are tempting targets for companies struggling to maintain their resource base.
This shopping spree may just be getting going."