Tag: Arctic Oil Drilling
Shell says Arctic drill rig work continues despite protests
City of Seattle, environmentalists try to halt staging of Arctic drill rig Neither a protest by hundreds of demonstrators nor a permit violation notice from the city will halt Royal Dutch Shell’s use of a Seattle seaport terminal as it prepares for exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, spokesmen say. The violation notice issued […]
Kayaker: It’s David vs. Goliath as group protests Shell Arctic drill rig
Shell Arctic drill rig to be staged in Seattle As a massive oil drill rig moved into Seattle, about two dozen activists in kayaks paddled to the middle of Elliott Bay, linked boats and unfurled a banner to make a stand against Royal Dutch Shell’s plan to open a new frontier of fossil fuel exploration […]
Shell Arctic oil rig to be towed to Seattle this week amid protests
Seattle mayor says Shell Arctic oil rig needs new land-use permit A giant floating oil rig currently anchored off Port Angeles, Washington state, will be towed to Seattle this week despite the mayor’s assertion that the Port of Seattle can’t host the rig until it gets a new land-use permit, a Royal Dutch Shell spokesman […]
Shell Arctic offshore drilling regulatory filings investigation sought
Advocacy groups file petition concerning Shell Arctic offshore drilling Two groups petitioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday for an investigation of Royal Dutch Shell PLC and what the groups call misstatements in regulatory filings regarding the risk of a catastrophic oil spill from Arctic offshore drilling. The petition was filed Monday by Oceana […]
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