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Monday, December 28, 2015
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Shell Terminates Contract for Polar Pioneer Drilling Rig

Royal Dutch Shell has terminated its contract for use of Transocean’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig following the the oil major’s

December 28, 2015
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Shell Seeks to Preserve U.S. Drilling Rights in Arctic Ocean
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Shell Seeks to Preserve U.S. Drilling Rights in Arctic Ocean

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc is fighting to preserve U.S. drilling rights in Arctic waters three months after halting

December 16, 2015
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Friday, October 16, 2015
U.S. Halts Arctic Drilling Under Obama Administration
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U.S. Halts Arctic Drilling Under Obama Administration

  By Brian Wingfield and Joe Carroll (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Interior Department canceled the two remaining Arctic oil and gas lease sales scheduled

October 16, 2015
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Shell Abandons Arctic Exploration After Spending $7 Billion
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Shell Abandons Arctic Exploration After Spending $7 Billion

  By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its Arctic search for oil after failing to find enough crude, a move

September 28, 2015
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Friday, September 4, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Shell’s Arctic Fleet
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Ship Photos of the Day – Shell’s Arctic Fleet

Shell Alaska has deployed a wide range of vessels in support of its 2015 exploratory drilling at the Burger Prospect in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast

September 4, 2015
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Sunday, August 30, 2015
President Obama Defends Alaska Offshore Drilling
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President Obama Defends Alaska Offshore Drilling

  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his decision to allow Royal Dutch Shell to drill for oil in

August 30, 2015
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Hillary Clinton: Arctic Drilling ‘Not Worth the Risk’
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Hillary Clinton: Arctic Drilling ‘Not Worth the Risk’

  By Timothy Gardner and Amanda Becker Aug 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday staked out her

August 18, 2015
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Shell Arctic Drilling Receives U.S. Approval
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Shell Arctic Drilling Receives U.S. Approval

  The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has granted Shell its final approval to drill for oil and gas offshore Alaska in the arctic

August 17, 2015
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Friday, August 14, 2015
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Offshore

Greenpeace Protesters Face Steep Fines for Bridge Hanging Stunt

  By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Five Greenpeace protesters who dangled from a Portland, Oregon, bridge for two days in a bid to block

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest
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Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest

  By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has been forced to divert resources – including a vessel that fights

August 11, 2015
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Thursday, August 6, 2015
Why Native Alaskans Support Shell’s Arctic Drilling
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Why Native Alaskans Support Shell’s Arctic Drilling

  By Paul Barrett (Bloomberg Business) — Activists trying to stop Shell’s offshore oil drilling in the U.S.’s Arctic Ocean region invoke

August 6, 2015
Total Views: 39

Friday, July 31, 2015
WATCH: Shell Icebreaker Threads Bridge Hanger’s Barricade
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WATCH: Shell Icebreaker Threads Bridge Hanger’s Barricade

  By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore., July 30 (Reuters) – An icebreaking vessel key to Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic

July 31, 2015
Total Views: 26

Thursday, July 30, 2015
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Greenpeace Bridge Hangers Stand Off With Shell Icebreaker As Fines Rack Up

Update 2: The Shell icebreaker Fennica threaded through the human barricade late Thursday. Check out the video from the scene.  Update: Greenpeace

July 30, 2015
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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Maritime News

Greenpeace Activists Hang from Bridge to Block Shell Icebreaker

  A group of twenty six Greenpeace activists have suspended themselves from a bridge in Portland, Oregon in an effort to stop Shell icebreaker from

July 29, 2015
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Fennica Investigation Findings Sent for Review
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Fennica Investigation Findings Sent for Review

  U.S. Coast Guard investigators have sent for review their initial findings into what caused a 3-foot gash in the hull of Shell’s arctic icebreaker

July 29, 2015
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
U.S. Arctic Drilling Permits for Shell Stop Shy of Oil Zone
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U.S. Arctic Drilling Permits for Shell Stop Shy of Oil Zone

  By Mark Drajem (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc received limited permits to drill two wells off Alaska’s Arctic coast, leaving the company

July 23, 2015
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Friday, July 17, 2015
Salvors Remove Debris From Seattle Dive Site Damaged by Environmental Activists
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Salvors Remove Debris From Seattle Dive Site Damaged by Environmental Activists

  Local divers and a commercial salvage company worked together in Seattle this week to remove debris left behind at a popular dive site by environmental

July 17, 2015
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Monday, July 13, 2015
Shell’s Damaged Icebreaker Headed for U.S. West Coast for Repairs
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Shell’s Damaged Icebreaker Headed for U.S. West Coast for Repairs

  An icebreaker that was scheduled to head to the Chukchi Sea in support of Shell’s arctic drilling campaign will instead head back to U.S. West

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Shell Arctic Icebreaker Suffers Hull Damage in Alaska
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Shell Arctic Icebreaker Suffers Hull Damage in Alaska

  One of two icebreakers that will support Shell’s arctic drilling in the Chukchi Sea this summer is now stuck in Dutch Harbor after an underwater

July 7, 2015
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Noble Discoverer drillship
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Shell’s Noble Discoverer Drillship Heads for Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard and police boats cleared a way through protesters in kayaks at a Seattle-area port on Tuesday so Royal Dutch Shell's second of two Arctic

June 30, 2015
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