Ex-Interior Secretary Norton to join Shell as counsel

HOUSTON (MarketWatch) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC Wednesday said it hired Gale Norton to serve as a counsel for the oil giant.

The move comes amid rising scrutiny on Capitol Hill of Norton’s former agency’s dealings with the oil industry.

Norton, who stepped down as interior secretary on March 31, will be based primarily out of Colorado, and will serve as general counsel for Shell’s unconventional resources division, Shell said.

Shell “is currently engaged in developing and testing proprietary technology designed to enhance oil recovery from certain unconventional sources, such as oil shale and extra heavy oil,” Shell spokeswoman Destin Singleton said in a statement.

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