Cheap energy is the "bull case for the world," Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum this week.
"I think it's a game changer and I think it is probably the story of global economic recovery if handled right," he said. "And frankly, the beneficiaries of that will be the U.S. consumer and U.S. jobs."
ENI Chairman Giuseppe Recchi went so far as to compare the unconventional energy revolution to the Internet revolution in technology.
The EIA also predicted greater natural gas production and cheaper prices, benefiting industries like metals and bulk chemicals.
DSM, a Dutch life sciences and materials company, is among the companies building up its U.S. manufacturing presence. (of cheap natural gas, industrial conglomerates like Germany's Siemens stand to benefit.
Calling the energy agenda a competitiveness agenda, Siemens' CEO Peter Loscher said in a CNBC interview that the re-industrialization will continue.