je.st
news
Shell wins key federal approval for its Arctic oil drilling plans
2015-05-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Intelligencer: Shells plan to take up oil drilling again this summer in remote Arctic waters of the Chukchi Sea cleared a key hurdle on Monday, winning approval from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. As we move forward, any offshore exploratory activities will continue to be subject to rigorous safety standards, the bureaus director, Abigail Ross Harper, said in a statement. We have taken a thoughtful approach to carefully considering potential exploration in the Chukchi Sea, recognizing the...
Tags: key
plans
federal
oil
Category:Electronics and Electrical