The Fennica icebreaker vessel that Shell planned to use as part of its Chukchi Sea drilling operations had to return to Dutch Harbor in Alaska to undergo repairs after its hull was breeched, Finland-based Arctia 云顶赌场老虎机 reported today (7 July)鈥
The US Coast Guard (USCG) reported that the Noble Discoverer drillship has left the Port of Everett, Washington, in the early morning hours of 30 June, and is now Arctic-bound. Thus bringing Shell closer to its Chukchi Sea drilling season鈥
An oil industry consortium that includes BP and ExxonMobil suspended a Canadian arctic exploration program in the Beaufort Sea region due to insufficient time to begin test drilling before its lease expires in 2020, according to Seeking Alpha鈥
API encouraged congress and regulators to prioritize Arctic offshore oil and natural gas development as the House Natural Resources Committee prepared to hold a hearing on Arctic energy today (16 June). 鈥淎rctic oil and natural gas鈥
Thirteen activists in kayaks intercepted Shell's drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, in Seattle's Puget Sound as the rig prepared to depart for the Arctic as part of Shell's US$1 billion Arctic exploration and drilling program. Kayaktivists鈥
Shell is on the brink of Arctic exploration after the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement鈥檚 (BSEE) approval of the US supermajor鈥檚 oil spill response plan (OSRP) on 11 June. The Noble Discoverer鈥
A total of 12 groups are challenging the US Department of Interior鈥檚 (DOI) decision to reaffirm the 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale that will allow oil and gas drilling in a nearly 30 million acre area of the Chukchi Sea outer continental shelf (OCS)鈥
With a mean estimate of 23.6 billion bbl of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, the Arctic could be one of the last big finds. Heather Saucier examines what is at stake on the US side. Source鈥
Russian arctic oil exploration is facing an uphill battle against international sanctions and low oil prices. But, the country鈥檚 oil companies and government are still keen to find produce their icy black gold. Eugene Gerden reports. The鈥
Producing oil and natural gas safely and responsibly in the Arctic will strengthen America鈥檚 economy and national security, API said in comments to proposed regulations for operations offshore Alaska. 鈥淧roducing more energy here at home creates new job opportunities and makes us more secure鈥
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is naming Shell as being ultimately responsible for the grounding of the Kulluk ice-class mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) in 2012 offshore Alaska, due to the company鈥檚 inadequate assessment of the risk for the towing鈥
Producing oil and natural gas safely and responsibly in the Arctic will strengthen America鈥檚 economy and national security, API said in comments to proposed regulations for operations offshore Alaska. Image from CGG鈥
Viking Life-Saving Equipment is taking PPE to the limit. Meg Chesshyre explains. Viking鈥檚 polar liferaft is ready for use鈥攅ven at -58°F. Photos from Viking Life-Saving Equipment Arctic鈥
Transocean鈥檚 Polar Pioneer has recently become the center of attention in Seattle. On 12 May 2015 a request was made by the Port of Seattle commissioners which asked Shell to postpone the rig鈥檚 move to the Port of Seattle鈥檚 Terminal 5 while permitting issues are worked out鈥
Shell鈥檚 Executive Vice President, Arctic, Ann Pickard discussed the supermajor鈥檚 investment and current challenges facing its Arctic exploration program at this year鈥檚 云顶赌场老虎机 Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on 5 May 2015. In the summer of 2015鈥
