Aramco ‘Keen’ to Develop Shale, Tight Gas to Meet Local Demand
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Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, wants to develop unconventional gas resources such as shale rock to reduce the burning of crude for power generation, a company official said.
“We are in the early stages of assessing the kingdom’s resources of unconventional gas but the company is very keen on developing it,” Brian Gratto, manager for exploration resource assessment at the company, said today in Khobar, in the east of the country.