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Latest Shell Debacle in Alaska Part of a Larger Pattern of Risk and Failure
2013-01-03 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Shell Oil's string of failures in its Arctic Ocean drilling attempts continued into the New Year. One of the company's drill rigs ran aground near Alaska's Kodiak Island with 150,000 gallons of diesel fuel and other petroleum products onboard. In the face of a winter storm, all four of its tow vessel's engines failed. Then the tow line failed, and repeated efforts to reattach lines and tow the rig clear of danger failed, as well. One storm thwarted Shell's plans to haul its rig to Seattle for...
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