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Shell abandons Arctic oil drilling: indications not sufficient to warrant further exploration

2015-09-28 10:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Shell announced today that it was abandoning further work on the controversial Burger J exploration well, located in Alaskas Chukchi Sea. The Burger J well is approximately 150 miles from Barrow, Alaska, in about 150 feet of water. Shell drilled the well to a total depth of 6,800 feet this summer. They found indications of oil and gas in the Burger J well, but these are "not sufficient to warrant further exploration in the Burger prospect". The well will be sealed and abandoned in accordance...

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