ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An unmanned mobile oil drilling rig owned by Royal Dutch Shell is adrift – again — south of Kodiak Island after it lost towlines Sunday afternoon from two vessels trying to hold it in place against what have been pummeling winds and high seas, according to incident management leaders: In October 1980, [...]
By John Donovan In May 2012 I contacted a senior lawyer at Royal Dutch Shell Plc seeking confirmation that the oil giant had been unable to insure the risks involved in its Arctic drilling plans and for this reason, had self-insured. There was no response. The same month we published an article about Shell’s related [...]By Associated Press — The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska Saturday 29 Dec — Rough weather prevented the Coast Guard from evacuating an 18-member crew of a stalled Shell drill ship in the Gulf of Alaska and another vessel is on the way to prevent the ship from drifting into the Trinity Islands. The Coast Guard [...]
FROM A RETIRED SHELL OFFSHORE EXPERT On 29 Dec 2012, at 09:47 John, Interesting facts about the Aiviq on your web site this morning. Shell’s Alaska Mishaps Continue in Monster Seas This link takes you to the technical and description of the this Tugboat and its facilities which is American design, American built and crewed, [...]
Coast Guard cutter hits trouble trying to aid Shell rig off Alaska The Aiviq and Kulluk as they set sail from Seattle earlier this year for offshore drilling in Alaska (Royal Dutch Shell / December 28, 2012) By Kim MurphyDecember 28, 2012, 2:59 p.m. SEATTLE — Adding to a season full of headaches for Shell [...]
The French Lower House passed a law last October introducing progressive tariffs for all energies distributed through a network: natural gas, electricity and heat. Though it was rejected by the Senate, the government is still supporting it. Introducing progressive tariffs for energy was one of the 60 promises of French President Hollande during his campaign. [...]