Shell gets permits necessary for limited oil exploratory drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast

Shell gets permits necessary for limited oil exploratory drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast

Jul 22nd, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Associated Press: July 22, 2015 | 4:29 p.m. EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has given Royal Dutch Shell PLC approval to begin limited exploratory oil drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast.

The two permits issued Wednesday clear the way for drilling in Chukchi Sea, but with conditions.

Shell can only drill the top sections of wells because the company doesn’t have on site the critical emergency response equipment to cap the well in case of a leak. That equipment is aboard a ship headed to Portland, Oregon, for repairs.

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Associated Press, Bidness Etc, Chukchi Sea, Climate Change,Environment, Gulf of Alaska, Oil, Oil Spill, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Chukchi Sea · Environment · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc ·Shell

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