This week three ships associated with Shell’s Arctic efforts arrived in Unalaska on a mission to remove the last signs of that effort.
"fennica"
Shell gets final approval to drill into oil-bearing rock in the Chukchi
The company has until late September to complete this summer’s exploratory drilling.
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.
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.
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.
Shell ship Fennica heads to Oregon for repairs
The company can only drill during the brief Arctic summer, and it cannot drill for oil without an oil well capping device that’s on board the Fennica.
Shell rigs leave Dutch Harbor for Chukchi, to wait
Shell is still moving its ships and equipment into the Arctic, even as one of its icebreakers prepares to head back south for repairs.