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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a session of the Russian Energy Week International Forum in Moscow in October. © Reuters

RYOSUKE HANAFUSA, Nikkei staff writer

HOUSTON, U.S. -- Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of S&P Global and a leading authority on energy, says Russian President Vladimir Putin once shouted at him during an international forum for asking about a sensitive topic: shale gas.

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