Shell ends Arctic oil bid

Mongabay
By Rebecca KesslerSep 28, 2015, 5:49 pm139 pts
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]il company Shell announced today that it will seal and abandon its exploration well in the Chukchi Sea, and will end its controversial quest for oil in Alaskan waters. The company drilled its first exploration well in Arctic waters this summer. The well, known as Burger J and located about…

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