All publications by tag «ALASKA»
2015, November, 19, 19:30:00
STATOIL LEAVES ALASKA
Statoil ASA announced that it will vacate leases it holds in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska and close its office in Anchorage because they are no longer competitive. Its Nov. 17 action came after Shell Offshore Co. made a similar move with its Alaska federal offshore leases for the same reason.
2015, October, 1, 19:45:00
SHELL STOPPED DRILLING
The oil giant is to halt drilling at the Burger J well in the US Arctic, saying it can't justify the expense due to low oil prices. Shell only won the controversial permission to explore the icy waters last month.
2015, May, 13, 20:55:00
SHELL WILL DRILL
Shell will conduct its drilling in 140 ft of water about 70 miles northwest of the Alaskan village of Wainwright using the M/V Noble Discoverer drillship and Transocean Ltd.’s Polar Pioneer semisubmersible drilling unit, with each vessel providing relief-well capability for the other. The two drilling rigs and their supporting vessels will depart the Chukchi Sea at the conclusion of each exploration drilling season.
2015, April, 4, 13:10:00
ARCTIC EXPLORATION’S RISK
Arctic exploration is worth the risk. Exxon has decades of experience working in that part of the world, including successful projects in Russia — but also a catastrophic oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in 1989.
2015, March, 31, 20:45:00
U.S. NEED ARCTIC
The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk a renewed reliance on imported oil in the future, an Energy Department advisory council says in a study submitted Friday.
2014, April, 24, 18:55:00
BP SALES ALASKA
BP agrees to sale of interests in four Alaska North Slope assets
2014, April, 4, 18:32:00
SHELL FINES
Shell 'should face possible penalties over Kulluk oil rig grounding'