“We are looking at global markets and we also see significant opportunities to transfer our skill sets in the international arena,” he said.“We’ve drilled more than 8000 horizontal wells – we know what we’re doing.”
Under previous boss Aubrey McClendon, the US shale giant had aggressively investigated international shale plays, some in partnership with Norwegian giant Statoil, and had even expressed interest in a licence in South Africa’s Karoo basin.