Shell gets final permit for Arctic oil drilling
Oil and gas giant Shell has been granted the final permit it needs to begin drilling below the ocean floor for oil in the Arctic.
Shell began work last month, but was allowed to drill just the top sections of two wells, off the coast of Alaska.
Environmental campaigners are against the drilling which they say could harm the region.
But the US government said it was monitoring Shell’s work “around the clock” to ensure the “utmost safety”.
“Activities conducted offshore Alaska are being held to the highest safety, environmental protection, and emergency response standards,” added Brian Salerno, director of The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), which issued the final permit.
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