Shale, Offshore Natural Gas Development Could Offset Mexico Dependence on U.S., Says Rystad Exec

“For Mexico to diversify away from U.S. natural gas imports in the medium to long term, the answer is potentially shale,” W. Schreiner Parker, senior vice president and head of Latin America at Rystad Energy, said in an interview with NGI’s Mexico GPI. 

“The other interesting area of domestic supply is offshore gas,” he said. “I think in the near future we will understand how much potential there is in offshore gas with Lakach acting as the test case.”

Parker’s responsibilities include research and consulting in the region, as well as working with national oil companies on the continent and developing relationships with governments, financial institutions and smaller independent exploration and production (E&P), oilfield services (OFS) and renewable firms. He has...