Exxon Deal Signals Growing Interest In Shale Gas Abroad

By Jason Womack Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (XOM) $31 billion bid for XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) marks the biggest endorsement yet for the exploitation of unconventional natural gas resources–and signals a growing will to carry the expertise that has revolutionized gas production beyond the North American gas market. In a [...]