Shell’s ice management vessel damaged in Alaska

Shell’s ice management vessel damaged in Alaska

Jul 7th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Wed Jul 8, 2015 12:46am IST

Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s icebreaker vessel Fennica returned to the Dutch Harbor in Alaska with a small breech in the hull, raising concerns about the company’s plan to resume drilling in the Arctic later this month.

Shell said in June it plans to restart drilling for oil in the Arctic off Alaska as early as the third week of July after a conditional approval by the United States.

“Any impact to our season will ultimately depend on the extent of the repair,” spokeswoman Kelly op de Weegh said in an e-mail to Reuters.

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

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