Panel: Lessons learned from U.S. unconventionals can be applied globally

HOUSTON -- Unconventional resources, like shale gas and tight oil, present their own sets of unique challenges, many of which have been addressed, with varying degrees of success, by operators in onshore plays in the U.S. However, there are still lessons to be learned in this characteristically low-margin space, and overseas operations represent a key learning opportunity, according to panelists from Baker Hughes, XTO Energy, Statoil and Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., who spoke at the annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference this week.