Shell banned from Arctic oil drilling without emergency equipment

Shell banned from Arctic oil drilling without emergency equipment

Jul 23rd, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Icebreaker that holds the required equipment has been sent for repairs, which could take weeks

Royal Dutch Shell has been granted two final permits to explore for crude in the Arctic this summer, but the US has banned the company from drilling for oil until emergency equipment arrives in the region.

The US Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) conditionally granted Shell permits for exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, in a season which sea ice limits from July until October.

However, Shell must have emergency equipment to contain a potential blown-out well deployable within 24 hours before drilling into the oil zone, the BSEE said.

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Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Chukchi Sea · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell

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