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Records detail equipment failure on Arctic drilling rig

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: August 30, 2015

Records detail equipment failure on Arctic drilling rig

The records, provided by the U.S. Coast Guard in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, also d ...

The records, provided by the U.S. Coast Guard in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, also describe a botched fire drill by the crew of another Shell-contracted drilling rig months before ...

August 30, 2015
| by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

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Facing fierce winds and high seas, Shell halts Arctic drilling

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: August 28, 2015

Facing fierce winds and high seas, Shell halts Arctic drilling

Shell temporarily halted exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean as the weather worsened on Thursday ...

Shell temporarily halted exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean as the weather worsened on Thursday. ...

August 28, 2015
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Shell-contracted drillships begin final Arctic journey

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: July 17, 2015

Shell-contracted drillships begin final Arctic journey

Shell Oil Co. still doesn't have the final permits it needs to begin boring an exploratory oil well in th ...

Shell Oil Co. still doesn't have the final permits it needs to begin boring an exploratory oil well in the Chukchi Sea, but the Noble Discoverer's departure from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Friday sugges ...

July 17, 2015
| by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

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Shell-contracted icebreaker to get repairs in Oregon

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: July 13, 2015

Shell-contracted icebreaker to get repairs in Oregon

The decision to stitch up a meter-long gash in the MSV Fennica at a Vigor Industrial shipyard in Oregon, ...

The decision to stitch up a meter-long gash in the MSV Fennica at a Vigor Industrial shipyard in Oregon, rather than on site in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, is another setback for Shell. ...

July 13, 2015
| by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

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Shell’s Arctic drillship heads to Alaska

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: June 30, 2015

Shell’s Arctic drillship heads to Alaska

The trip moves Shell physically closer to resuming exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean next mont ...

The trip moves Shell physically closer to resuming exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean next month, even though the company is still seeking four essential federal approvals to launch the work ...

June 30, 2015
| by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

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Sea ice could keep Shell away from the Arctic until mid July

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: June 29, 2015

Sea ice could keep Shell away from the Arctic until mid July

Even if Shell wins all federal permits to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer, sea ice could block it fr ...

Even if Shell wins all federal permits to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer, sea ice could block it from launching the work until late July. ...

June 29, 2015
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Coast Guard clears Shell drillship bound for Arctic

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: June 22, 2015

Coast Guard clears Shell drillship bound for Arctic

The Noble Discoverer, now docked in Washington state waters, has received a critical "certificate of comp ...

The Noble Discoverer, now docked in Washington state waters, has received a critical "certificate of compliance" from the U.S. Coast Guard verifying it meets a host of safety and security requirements ...

June 22, 2015
| by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

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No “showstoppers” yet for Shell’s Arctic drilling plans

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: June 16, 2015

No “showstoppers” yet for Shell’s Arctic drilling plans

An emergency containment system was being tested in waters near Washington state on Tuesday, while those ...

An emergency containment system was being tested in waters near Washington state on Tuesday, while those drilling permit reviews are under way. ...

June 16, 2015
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Shell drilling rig leaves Seattle for Alaska waters

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: June 15, 2015

Shell drilling rig leaves Seattle for Alaska waters

Tugboats are pulling a Shell-contracted Arctic drilling rig around protesters in Puget Sound, as the Pola ...

Tugboats are pulling a Shell-contracted Arctic drilling rig around protesters in Puget Sound, as the Polar Pioneer begins its long trek to Alaska. ...

June 15, 2015
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Shell wins two more permits for planned Arctic drilling campaign

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: June 13, 2015

Shell wins two more permits for planned Arctic drilling campaign

The approval means Shell has just four remaining federal permits that are essential for it to resume dril ...

The approval means Shell has just four remaining federal permits that are essential for it to resume drilling in the Chukchi Sea this summer. ...

June 13, 2015
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Obama administration gives thumbs up to Shell’s Arctic drilling plans

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: May 11, 2015

Obama administration gives thumbs up to Shell’s Arctic drilling plans

Shell moved one step closer to resuming its $6 billion quest for crude in the Arctic on Monday, with the ...

Shell moved one step closer to resuming its $6 billion quest for crude in the Arctic on Monday, with the Obama administration's approval of its broad plan for exploratory oil drilling in the Chukchi S ...

May 11, 2015
| by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

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Activists in kayaks on horizon as Shell’s Arctic rig arrives at Washington port

Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
|Date: April 17, 2015

Activists in kayaks on horizon as Shell’s Arctic rig arrives at Washington port

Activists opposed to Arctic drilling are preparing to greet the rig when it makes it to Emerald City, wit ...

Activists opposed to Arctic drilling are preparing to greet the rig when it makes it to Emerald City, with some threatening a flotilla of kayaks to box the ship in. ...

April 17, 2015
| by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

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