offshore-drilling
Shell Plans to Drill in the Arctic This Summer and It's Already Failed a Coast Guard Inspection
Environmentalists say the violation raises concerns about how well prepared the company is to resume drilling in the Arctic, three years after its first ill-fated attempt.
Shell's Arctic Drilling Is Far More Risky Than the Company Is Telling Shareholders, Say Conservationists
In a petition to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the groups say that a spill in the Arctic Ocean could cost the company tens of billions of dollars.
Ahead of BP Spill Anniversary, the Obama Administration Has Proposed New Gulf of Mexico Drilling Rules
Gulf residents, environmentalists, and a former regulator say the rules are too little, too late.
Chevron Puts On Ice Its Plans to Drill in the Canadian Arctic
Crude oil prices have plummeted over the past several months, making exploration in the Arctic economically risky, according to one of the world's leading oil producers.
US Sanctions Against Russia Might Just Have Saved the Polar Bear
ExxonMobil was forced to suspend cooperation with a Russian company two days after announcing they had struck oil in the Arctic Ocean.
It's Decision Time for the Atlantic's Underwater Oil Reserves
Is the U.S. poised to allow seismic air gun blasting off the Atlantic coast?