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United States: Shell may have moved rig to avoid taxes - U.S. lawmaker
2013-01-11 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Shell may have moved an oil rig that ran aground off Alaska last week partly to avoid millions of dollars in taxes, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey said, raising even more questions about the oil company's decision on the timing of the move. The letter from the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee adds to the already-intense political scrutiny of Royal Dutch Shell's ambitious and troubled Arctic drilling foray last year. Shell's 30-year-old Kulluk drillship ran aground...
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