PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The managingdirector of Shell's joint venture in Nigeria said on Wednesdaythat the oil major would focus its future investments in thecountry on natural gas for domestic consumption and export.
"Our strategy is to invest a lot more in gas, for domesticconsumption and export. We want to grow our deep water andconstrain our onshore oil production," Osagie Okunbor toldreporters in Port Harcourt, the country's oil hub.
Shell has been divesting onshore oil-producing assets forthe last few years and completed another set near the end ofMarch. (Reporting By Julia Payne; Editing by Pravin Char)