Shell Cleared to Drill in Arctic
Shell Cleared to Drill in Arctic
U.S. agency approvals Shell’s Arctic drilling plan off Alaska’s northwest coast.
By MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press: 11 May 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Just days ahead of a planned protest of Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program in Seattle, the company on Monday cleared a major bureaucratic hurdle to drill off Alaska’s northwestern coast.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved the multi-year exploration plan in the Chukchi Sea for Shell after reviewing thousands of comments from the public, Alaska Native organizations and state and federal agencies.
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