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Shell to Develop World's Deepest Offshore Oil Platform

09.05.2013 - Royal Dutch/Shell said on Wednesday it will go ahead with the world's deepest offshore oil and gas production project, pushing the boundaries of technology to produce from nearly 2...

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Shell May Have Moved Rig to Avoid Taxes

11.01.2013 - Shell may have moved an oil rig that ran aground off Alaska last week partly to avoid millions of dollars in taxes, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey said, raising even more questions about the...

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Alaska Oil Rig Reaches Safe Harbor After Week on Rocks

08.01.2013 - A Shell oil drilling rig that ran aground last week reached a safe harbor on Monday, where it will be examined to assess its seaworthiness after a week on the rocks near an Alaskan...

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Drifting Shell Drill Ship Grounds On Rocks Off Alaska

01.01.2013 - A large drill ship belonging to oil major Shell ran aground off Alaska on Monday night after drifting in stormy weather, company and government officials said. The ship, the Kulluk...

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EPA Faces Decisions on US Fracking Boom

30.12.2012 - The past four years of U.S. environmental regulation was marked by a crackdown on emissions that angered coal miners and power companies. Over the next four, the new head of the...

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Total Sends Fire-fighting Ships Near N.Sea Gas Leak

29.03.2012 - France's Total sent fire-fighting ships close to the scene of a gas leak from its North Sea Elgin platform on Thursday as a large gas cloud led to fears of an explosion. The...