High Arctic planning area included in latest U.S. offshore oil & gas lease plan
With energy security continuing to be a key issue in the U.S., the Trump administration is moving forward with plans
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Shell isn’t the only oil company leaving Alaska’s Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell’s decision last fall to abandon its offshore oil exploration program in Alaska — and its recent move to
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U.S. Interior Secretary affirms 2008 Chukchi lease sale
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday validated the 2008 sale of oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, a
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Alaska: Point Hope opts out of lawsuit over 2008 Chukchi lease sale
The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that stalled Arctic Outer Continental Shelf oil drilling has pulled out of the 7-year-old
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United States: Report says Chukchi Sea drilling runs heightened risk of large spill
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding hearings around the state on lease sale 193, in the Chukchi Sea.
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Shell calls off 2014 oil exploration in Arctic Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell’s new chief executive said Thursday the company is shelving its Alaska exploration program, at least for this
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