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Shell says Kulluk left Dutch Harbor to avoid taxes
Shell officials acknowledged to a Coast Guard investigative panel on Saturday that the Kulluk oil drilling rig left Dutch Harbor in December to avoid the prospect of millions in taxes. Comment?
Tow vessel fuel problems preceded Shell grounding
The chief engineer for the ship that attempted to tow a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling barge across the Gulf of Alaska in December says he doesn't know why all four of his vessel's main engines failed but that a fuel additive is the chief suspect. Comment?
Rig manager testifies in Shell barge grounding
After drifting toward shore on a floating drill rig tilted by 30-foot swells and 45-knot winds, then riding a basket up to a hovering Coast Guard helicopter, Todd Case said he would revise the towing plan for the vessel on a winter trip across the Gulf of Alaska. Comment?
Coast Guard begins drill barge grounding inquiry
The grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island began with a bracket connected to a tow line being ripped off the vessel in heavy Gulf of Alaska weather, a Shell official testified Monday. Comment?
California man dies in Aleutian Island village
Alaska State Troopers say Simon Gatpan of Santa Clara was found "unresponsive" Saturday morning near the Trident Seafoods fish cannery on Akutan . Comment?
Begich: Shipping riskier than drilling in Arctic
More than 250 vessels operated last year in the Arctic Ocean and made 480 transits through the Bering Strait, and the increasing traffic poses more of a threat than Arctic offshore drilling, U.S. Sen. Comment?
Tow arrives to take damaged Shell barge to Asia
A ship that will transport a damaged Royal Dutch Shell Arctic drilling barge has arrived in the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor. Comment?
Shell suspends drilling for Arctic Ocean in 2013
An effort to give the United States a new source of domestic oil and refill the trans-Alaska pipeline took a hit Wednesday when Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced it will suspend offshore petroleum drilling in the Arctic Ocean for 2013. Comment?
Shell suspends drilling for Arctic Ocean in 2013
Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced Wednesday that it will suspend its offshore petroleum drilling program in the Arctic Ocean for 2013, taking a break to make sure it can do so safely. Comment?
Tugs towing Shell drill vessel to Dutch Harbor
A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling vessel that ran aground on New Year's Eve is on the move from near Kodiak Island in Alaska to Dutch Harbor. Comment?
Coast Guard lifts restrictions on Shell vessel
The Coast Guard has lifted its order restricting movement of a drilling vessel from a Kodiak Island bay in Alaska. Comment?
Tugs in Kulluk response effort collide
Two tugs scheduled to tow a damaged Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge collided while maneuvering in a bay off Kodiak Island. Comment?
No injuries in Dutch Harbor runway crash
The National Transportation Safety board says the plane slid off the runway when the pilot tried to land. Comment?
Grounded AK drill barge called safe to tow
A multi-agency group formed to deal with the New Year's Eve grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge near an Alaskan island says the rig is safe to tow to its next port and the unified command is disbanding. Comment?
Drill vessels to be sent from Alaska to Asia
A damaged floating drill rig and a drill ship that were both involved in Arctic petroleum exploration last summer off Alaska's northern coast will be "dry towed" to shipyards in Asia for assessments and repairs, a Shell Alaska spokesman said Monday. Comment?
Salvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt
Royal Dutch Shell PLC will try to move its grounded drill ship out of the worst of the North Pacific's fury with a towing attempt when conditions allow. Comment?
Salvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt
Spokesmen for Royal Dutch Shell PLC and the Coast Guard say naval architects have pronounced the oil company's drill ship sound and they're preparing for an attempt to pull it off rocks near a remote Alaska island. Comment?
Alaska winter will challenge Shell ship salvage
Responders on Saturday prepared to hook a main tow line to an oil-drilling ship grounded on rocks near a remote Alaska island. Comment?
Congress members seek investigation of Shell barge
Members of Congress are calling for an investigation of Royal Dutch Shell PLC's Arctic offshore drilling operations as salvagers develop plans to move a company drill ship off rocks near an Alaska island, where it ran aground in a fierce year end storm. Comment?
Critics say grounding shows Arctic drilling danger
The grounding of a petroleum drilling ship on a remote Alaska island has refueled the debate over oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic Ocean, where critics for years have said the conditions are too harsh and the stakes too high to allow dangerous industrial development. Comment?