Shell set to begin Arctic oil drilling within two weeks

Shell set to begin Arctic oil drilling within two weeks

Jul 6th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Environmentalists took to kayaks to protest Shell’s Arctic exploration plans (Source: Getty)

by Clara Guibourg: 6 July 2015

Oil giant Shell is set to begin drilling for oil in the Arctic within the next two weeks, as 30 ships have left Alaskan harbours towards two exploratory wells.

The Arctic is one of the planet’s most oil and gas-rich places, and the company’s oil exploration was given the go-ahead by the US Department of Interior in May.

Although environmentalists oppose the controversial project, Shell says oil can be extracted safely from the area.

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