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Shell suspends Arctic oil drilling for the year
2013-02-27 23:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Royal Dutch Shell announced today that it was setting "pause" on its exploratory drilling activities in the Arctic for 2013. Shell's operations are currently under review by the federal government after the oil company suffered numerous setbacks during last year's opening attempt to drill exploratory wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, including running its drilling rig aground on Sitkalidak Island in southern Alaska in late December. "We've made progress in Alaska, but this is a long-term...
With 2 Ships Out of Commission, Shell Suspends Arctic Drilling
2013-02-27 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: After a series of costly and embarrassing accidents in its efforts to drill exploratory wells off the north coast of Alaska last year, Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday that it would not return to the Arctic in 2013. The companys two drill ships suffered serious accidents as they were leaving drilling sites in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas last fall and winter and are being sent to Asia for repairs. Shell acknowledged in a statement that the ships would not be fixed in time to drill during...
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VIDEO: Japan suspends annual whale hunt
2013-02-21 07:29:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Anti-whaling groups are claiming victory after the Japanese whaling fleet suspended its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean.
FSA suspends operations at two meat plants in UK over horsemeat concerns
2013-02-14 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has suspended operations at two meat processing plants in the UK as part of ongoing investigations into the horsemeat scandal in the country.
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CN suspends feasibility study of proposed rail line in Quebec/Labrador iron ore range
2013-02-12 21:18:36| Railroads - Topix.net
The feasibility study was initiated last August by CN and its partner La Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec , along with a group of six mining companies.
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