The company has until late September to complete this summer’s exploratory drilling.
Arctic
Climate change, not Arctic drilling, drives Obama trip to Alaska
The White House released a video Thursday morning to explain why he will be the first sitting president to visit Alaska’s Arctic.
Shell ready to drill for Arctic oil as delayed icebreaker arrives
The arrival of the Fennica after a month’s delay means the company could get to drill for oil beneath the Chukchi Sea this summer.
Head of Coast Guard says people are ‘waking up’ to the need for more Arctic icebreakers
The commandant says he’s had a peek at bills pending in Congress that detail how his service will fare in its campaign to modernize.
Shell’s Arctic icebreaker returns to Alaska
Shell began drilling the top of a well in the Chukchi Sea last week, but it does not have federal permission from the U.S. Interior Department to drill into oil-bearing rocks unless the Fennica is on site.
Ishmael Hope recrafts a family tale in “Never Alone” follow-up
Foxtales is based on a story told by Ishmael Hope’s late grandfather, Willie Panik Goodwin. Hope relied on his uncles, Alaska Native elders from Kotzebue, to write the game’s narrative.
Shell begins exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea
Activists say climate change and the risk of an oil spill make drilling in the Arctic Ocean a dangerous mistake.
As subsistence foods become scarce, Kivalina celebrates a new store
It’s been a festive day in the Northwest Arctic community of Kivalina as residents celebrate the grand opening of a new store. It’s an end to eight months of struggle with limited supplies after Kivalina’s store burned to the ground Dec. 5.
Port commission discusses Nome’s role in the future of Arctic shipping
A report published by the US Army Corps of Engineers in March of this year tentatively selected Nome as the site of a proposed deep-draft port, the first Arctic port of its kind in the country.
Sikuliaq docks in Nome, previews upcoming research missions
The Sikuliaq will be working in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas through November on three different research assignments.