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ConocoPhillips suspends Arctic drilling plan
2013-04-12 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
ConocoPhillips has announced that it has brought its offshore drilling programme in the Alaskan Arctic to a halt, due to changes in American regulations.
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Conoco halts offshore drilling in Alaskan Arctic
2013-04-11 15:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US oil giant ConocoPhillips on Wednesday announced it is suspending its offshore Alaska drilling program in the Alaskan Arctic due to changing regulations. Two months after a similar move by Shell, ConocoPhillips cited "evolving" federal regulatory requirements in putting on hold its 2014 exploration drilling plans in the Chukchi Sea on Alaska's northern coast. "While we are confident in our own expertise and ability to safely conduct offshore Arctic operations, we believe that more time is...
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ConocoPhillips delays Arctic offshore drilling
2013-04-10 23:09:19| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The damaged Royal Shell Dutch drilling barge Kulluk in Unalaska March 19, 2013. Shell said it won't drill in the Arctic Ocean in 2013.
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ConocoPhillips delays 2014 Arctic marine drilling
2013-04-10 20:27:52| Energy - Topix.net
ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast.
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Arctic vegetation spread could boost climate change
2013-04-10 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Changes in Arctic vegetation due to climate change have probably been underestimated, according to a new computer analysis which shows that tree and shrub cover in the region will increase more than previously expected, accelerating climate change and possible adverse effects on wildlife. "Such widespread redistribution of Arctic vegetation would have impacts that reverberate through the global ecosystem," said Richard Pearson, a research scientist at the American Museum of Natural History's Center...
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