Investors are Unsure about Shell's Strategy to Expand its LNG Business

SUGAR LAND--December 8, 2015--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Investors don't seem to think much of Royal Dutch Shell's (NYSE:RDS.A) (The Hague, Netherlands) expanded commitment to liquefied natural gas (LNG), signaled in part by its $70 billion acquisition of BG Group Plc (London: BG) (Reading, England) earlier this year. But the company insists it sees a lot of long-term value in the global LNG trade, and that the BG deal will drive changes that will position it favorably for years to come. Within this article: Includes the outline that Shell presented at a November 3 meeting with investors and analysts that details the steps it has taken to be more competitive in a low crude-oil price environment.