Talisman weighs joint ventures for Montney shale gas

摘要

Vancouver-Canadian independent Talisman Energy is mulling joint ventures to quicken the development of its Montney shale gas play in British Columbia, while gaining confidence that it is on track for what CEO John Manzoni expects to be “sustainable, profitable” growth in the Marcellus shale of Pennsylvania. Quizzed on whether Talisman is interested in following the lead of Encana, which has set joint ventures with Asian companies as its best chance of reducing risks and costs in producing its British Columbia resources, Manzoni said July 27 that “in general, the faster you can develop these things the better, except when the gas price is low.”