ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shell Oil drill vessels are heading to the Arctic. But they will not be permitted to drill into petroleum-bearing rock until a key piece of blowout response equipment, a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its long quest to become the first company to produce oil in Alaska’s Arctic waters, darkening the nation’s long-term oil prospects and delighting ...

Shell Oil Company's latest incident in the Arctic—damage to its so-called Arctic containment system—has once again proved the hazards of drilling in Arctic seas. Shell Oil Company's latest incident in ...

“For its final report, the Commission may want to consider the forthcoming analysis conducted by the Pew Environmental group in evaluating the Shell plan and the requirements for Arctic response plans ...

Shell Oil Co. had to postpone its Arctic drilling until 2014 after one of its oil rigs ran aground off the Alaska coast this winter, but Shell’s efforts to open a new frontier of oil exploration in ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its Arctic search for oil after failing to find enough crude, a move that will appease environmental campaigners and shareholders who said its ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell has secured another federal authorization as it pursues plans to drill exploration wells in the Arctic waters off the Alaska coast. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Royal Dutch Shell intends to resume drilling in the Arctic this year after it put its program on ice following a series of mishaps in 2012, Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden told reporters at a ...

Royal Dutch Shell to forgo its 2014 drilling season in America’s Arctic Ocean In response to today’s decision by Royal Dutch Shell to forgo its 2014 drilling season in America’s Arctic Ocean, WWF ...

The Interior Department on Thursday backed Royal Dutch Shell’s plan to drill in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast next year. The Obama administration’s stance on Shell’s plans is closely watched by ...

WASHINGTON - Shell on Tuesday began preparations to install anchors at the site of one of its planned wells in the Chukchi Sea north of Alaska - a major step toward launching a new era of Arctic oil ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's bid to drill in the Arctic this summer took another step forward on Friday when the U.S. Interior Department approved its oil spill response plan for the ...