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Report on 2012 Kulluk grounding pins blame on Shell
Seattle: Shell deserves the lion’s share of the blame for the 2012 grounding of the rig Kulluk in Alaska, says…
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Shell denied permission to discharge wastewater in Seattle
San Francisco: The small nicks keep accumulating for Shell. Latest irritant to the Dutch oil giant – as it prepares…
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Polar Pioneer fails USCG inspection
Seattle: The Polar Pioneer, one of two huge drilling platforms Shell plans to deploy in the Arctic, came up short…
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US senators call for Shell’s Arctic approval to be called off
Washington: A group of 18 US senators has urged the federal government to reverse its recently-awarded approval for Shell’s Arctic…
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Protester finally comes down from Shell support vessel
Seattle: The protester who chained herself to a Shell support vessel in protest at the company’s planned Arctic oil-drilling campaign,…
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Protester remains on Shell’s Arctic Challenger
Seattle: One of two protesters chained to Shell’s Arctic Challenger north of Seattle has left the ship. Shell’s plans to…
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Woman chains herself to Shell support ship near to Seattle
Seattle: A woman protested against Shell’s planned Arctic drilling campaign on Friday by chaining herself to one of the company’s…
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BOEM director Hopper defends her department’s Shell Arctic drilling decision
San Francisco: Abigail Ross Hopper, director of the US federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), on Thursday defended her…
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Shell boss defends Arctic drilling plans at company AGM
San Francisco: Shell’s boss defended his company’s Arctic drilling plans on Tuesday at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in The…
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Protesters block Seattle port in latest anti-Shell action
Seattle: Anti-drilling protesters in Seattle blocked port entrances by road on Monday as demonstrations continued against Shell’s plans for oil…
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‘Shell no’ flotilla gets ‘Festival of Resistance’ off to colourful start
Seattle: The so-called “Festival of Resistance” got off to a colourful and noisy start on Seattle bay as hundreds environmentalists…
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Seattle readies for ‘Festival of Resistance’ to Shell’s Arctic fleet
Seattle: It was the calm before the expected storm in Seattle on Friday as Shell’s Arctic-bound oil rig Polar Pioneer…
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Polar Pioneer rig docks in Seattle, ready for Shell’s Arctic campaign
Seattle: Shell’s giant rig Polar Pioneer finally arrived in Seattle from nearby Port Angeles on Thursday, marking the next phase…
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Shell pressing on with Arctic plans despite commissioners’ request
San Francisco: Shell spokespeople on Wednesday brushed off Tuesday’s request from Seattle Port commissioners to delay assembling its Arctic drilling…
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Seattle port bosses want Shell’s Arctic fleet delayed but not barred
San Francisco: One day after Shell’s Arctic drilling hopes received a boost from the US government, Seattle Port Commissioners sent…
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Huge boost for Shell’s Arctic drilling hopes
San Francisco: Shell earned a huge boost towards returning to exploratory offshore oil drilling in the Arctic on Monday when…
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Shell says Arctic drill plans unaffected by Seattle city permit snag
Seattle: Shell said on Tuesday it will not be deterred from its Arctic drilling ambitions despite Monday’s ruling by the…
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Mayor says Shell’s fleet can’t berth in Seattle until port changes paperwork
Seattle: Shell’s contentious and protest-hounded plan to drill in the Arctic hit another snag on Monday when the mayor of…
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Shell ready and waiting for green light for Arctic drilling campaign
San Francisco: Shell is still waiting for final approval of permits to its planned resumption of oil exploration in the…
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Groups opposing Arctic drilling petition SEC to investigate Shell’s regulatory filings
Washington: Opponents of Shell’s planned return to Arctic oil exploration petitioned the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday…
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