Collaboration, repurposing tech will help company to achieve ‘shale field of the future,’ says exec. Like other major natural gas producers, Shell has a vested interest in ensuring that the fossil fuel remains a key component in the global energy mix – particularly as renewable elements within that mix gain prominence. “Shale is a future growth engine for Shell,” Greg Guidry, executive vice president of Shell’s Unconventionals business, told Rigzone on the sidelines of Energy Dialogues LLC’s North American Gas Forum earlier this month. “We characterize it as a future growth opportunity because of its long-term growth potential, and we are on path to achieve that strategic intent of being a material, sustainable growth engine for Shell within the next decade.” According to Guidry, ensuring natural gas is seen as a stable, reliable energy source – ideally placed to partner with an ever-increasing share of renewables – will require […]