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Department of Interior issues final regulations for drilling on Arctic OCS
2016-07-08 11:56:00| Green Car Congress
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US unveils final regulations for Arctic drilling
2016-07-08 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The US Department of Interior (DOI) has announced new regulations on drilling in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to increase safety in the region.
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U.S. to make major energy announcement on Arctic Outer Shelf
2016-07-07 20:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Department of Interior on Thursday unveiled its final regulations on drilling in the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf to boost safety in the environmentally sensitive region. The rules set safety standards for exploratory drilling on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf for vessels on Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. "The rules help ensure that any exploratory drilling operations in this highly challenging environment will be conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible...
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Clear and present danger: Rapidly warming Arctic threatens Cold War radar sites
2016-07-05 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Public Media: A group of strategic Air Force radar facilities along the North Slope are at an accelerated risk of degradation. Erosion driven by climate change is happening decades sooner than the military predicted, and the plan now is to spend tens of millions of dollars to fortify in place. The 15 sites within the Long Range Radar program are designed to spot foreign aircraft heading into U.S. airspace or civilian planes that have gone off course. It is an expensive state of preparedness to maintain, with...
Arctic drilling: Norway deals out oil exploration licences
2016-07-05 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Norways government has opened its Arctic waters to oil and gas development in a landmark decision that has enraged environmentalists. Politicians see the licences as one of the biggest opportunities for the countrys energy sector in decades, but wi
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