Gas Boom Can `Ignite' U.S. Economy, Odum Says

March 7 (Bloomberg) -- Marvin Odum, president of North American operations for Royal Dutch Shell Plc, talks with Bloomberg's Bradley Olson about the potential impact of natural-gas production on U.S. economic growth. Odum, speaking at CERAWeek, a Houston conference held by IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, said Shell is seeking ways to use natural gas to produce chemicals, plastics and fuel for transportation. (Source: Bloomberg)