Shell in Alaska News and Media Releases

Over 5000 Scientific Studies To Date

AP Story: Regulatory hurdles have been cleared; machinery is being upgraded.

A collaborative effort to enhance Arctic oil spill response.

The Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) denied all petitions for review of Shell’s Noble Discoverer OCS air permits.

In her recent opinion piece, Wilderness Society Director, Lois Epstein, assumes that neither Alaskans, the Nation nor Shell is, "ready to drill safely in the Arctic."

USA Today Editorial Proceed with caution in Alaska

What do teacher from Scotland and Alaska have in Common? Turns out a lot. Learn more about the Polar Pairs Teacher Exchange in Alaska in fall 2011.

Great attendance at bi-annual meeting of the Shell sponsored Village Voice Board. The board is a group of local leaders from the North Slope villages who are working to help build capacity in their communities.

PEW’s campaign in opposition of Shell’s plans to drill in the Alaska offshore: Are we really ready to drill in the Arctic?

On December 16, 2011 the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) met its statutory deadline and announced it has conditionally approved Shell’s Revised Chukchi Sea Exploration Plan (EP) for operations beginning in 2012.

Shell’s compendium series focuses on the science of the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf - Marine Mammals of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.

Head north and learn more about Shell’s 5-year, $4 Billion investment in a world-class Arctic program.

Head north and learn more about Shell’s 5-year, $4 Billion investment in a world-class Arctic program.

Head north and learn more about Shell’s 5-year, $4 Billion investment in a world-class Arctic program.

Head north and learn more about Shell’s 5-year, $4 Billion investment in a world-class Arctic program.

Head north and learn more about Shell’s 5-year, $4 Billion investment in a world-class Arctic program.

Edison Chouest and Shell Congratulate 12 year old Elizabeth Itta from Trapper School in Nuiqsut, 1st prize submission of the name Aiviq, meaning Walrus.

Shell has developed unprecedented Arctic oil spill response contingency plans. This animation shows the plan in action for the unlikely worst case discharge scenario in the Beaufort Sea.

Shell participates in the AK State Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil & Gas (DO&G), public lease sale for oil & gas in the Beaufort Sea

Next week, U.S. Dept of the Interior (DOI) officials will be in cities across the Gulf Coast & Alaska, as well as Washington, DC, to accept comments on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed 2012-2017 OCS Oil & Gas Leasing Plan. Your attendance and participation is needed!

Recently, in a public letter from senior attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the NRDC made claims that Shell’s plans for exploration offshore Alaska do not include the proper safety protocols and response plans required for drilling in the Arctic. Furthermore, the NRDC claims that Shell would be unable to contain a blowout in the region and would, in turn, negatively impact local communities and wildlife. This is false – learn why.

Dr. Michael Macrander, lead scientist for Shell in Alaska, presented at the Institute of the North’s November Arctic Policy Forum.

Laurie Becwar, Shell Alaska's HR Account Manager, participated in the Mayor’s Education Summit in Anchorage.

Recently, Greenpeace insinuated in a public release that Shell’s aspirations for offshore Alaska are somehow linked to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

Today’s announcement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that Shell’s 2012 Chukchi Sea Plan of Exploration has been deemed submitted is welcome news and adds to our confidence that we will be drilling our Alaska leases next summer.

Begich urges Salazar to release review schedule/timeline for Shell in Chukchi Sea

A popular belief is that oil comes from dead dinosaurs. It doesn’t.

Dark, rainy skies opened to beautiful rays of sunshine last Friday morning as nearly a dozen Shell Alaska employees volunteered to help build a home in Habitat for Humanity’s Oklahoma Commons job site in East Anchorage.

In June 2011 the Report entitled An Evaluation of the Science Needs to Inform Decisions on Outer Continental Shelf Energy Development in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska was released to Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Several members of Shell’s staff in the Anchorage office spent Wednesday September 14th giving back to the community during United Way’s Day of Caring.

In a letter to the Regional Administrator, AOGA urged EPA to support Shell’s air permit for the Kulluk Drillship.

On August 23, 2011 Shell, alongside ConocoPhillips and Statoil, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to formally share scientific information the companies have worked individually and jointly to collect.

See the webchat hosted by Robert Blaauw, Lead for Shell’s Global Arctic Theme

Shell submitted a letter dated August 3, 2011 to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement clarifying Shell’s commitments to the highest standards for its Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) proposed operations. The letter is intended to provide information to help answer any questions or comments received from the public.

Oil and gas don’t just fuel cars and airplanes, heat our homes and bring us modern products.

Visit the Consumer Energy Alliance website to make your voice heard.

This afternoon, Shell submitted a Plan of Exploration that details company plans to drill exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea beginning in 2012.

Shell has several decades of experience operating in a number of Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, and we stand ready to explore offshore Alaska.

Chukchi Plan of Exploration Soon to Follow

Although Alaska has a history of offshore exploration and production, the exact activities associated with offshore development are often misunderstood.

Science of the U.S. Arctic OCS Volume 2: Physical Oceanography Released

Shell recently visited multiple villages in the North Slope Borough and Northwest Arctic Borough regions to discuss plans for future drilling programs.

Visit the links below to read the Economic Analysis of Future Offshore Oil and Gas Development.

Shell announced today it will forgo a 2011 drilling program in Alaska and will use the remainder of the calendar year to work with regulators to obtain the permits needed for a 2012 exploratory drilling campaign.

The Alaska SeaLife Center, Alaska’s only combined public aquarium, research facility and ocean wildlife rescue center, honored Shell Alaska with an Alaska Ocean Leadership Award during its Marine Gala, held January 16, 2011.

Shell leaders have actively engaged with senior leadership in Washington D.C. over the last several weeks, including the presentation of official verbal and written testimony to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM), National Oil Spill Commission and Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior.

In an effort to answer key scientific questions and concerns related to exploration and development in Alaska’s outer continental shelf, the North Slope Borough and Shell have entered into a multi-year collaborative science agreement.

Fates and Effects of Water Based Drilling Muds and Cuttings in Cold-Water Environments

Shell visited Nuiqsut, Kaktovik and Barrow in late September to discuss plans for the 2011 drilling program. Discussions included an overview of the drilling program as well as new and traditional oil spill contingency plans.