ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is seeking permission to extend its Arctic drilling season as it struggles with the logistics of exploring untapped oil reserves beneath icy waters off ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shell Oil Co. is taking the offensive against environmental groups that have put legal roadblocks in the company's path to offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The ...

Late this month, as Royal Dutch Shell PLC begins to wrap up its controversial Arctic drilling operation, company officials are expected to let the world know whether they’ve discovered crude at their ...

(AP) There’s no indication of a fuel leak from a petroleum drilling vessel that ran aground on a remote Alaska island, the Coast Guard said of a maritime accident that has refueled debate over oil ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 15 (Reuters) - One of the drill ships that Royal Dutch Shell plans to use in a controversial Arctic drilling program slipped off its moorings and drifted to the edge of shore ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell has secured another federal authorization as it pursues plans to drill exploration wells in the Arctic waters off the Alaska coast. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One Royal Dutch Shell offshore drill rig is headed to Alaska and a second is poised to leave, despite lacking final federal permits that would allow exploratory drilling and ...

“Shell’s applications for permits to drill into potential oil reservoirs remain under review, and Shell will not be authorized to drill into areas that may contain oil unless and until the required ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska’s northwest coast for the first time in more than ...

US oil and gas drilling operator Noble has secured a new contract worth approximately $70m from Shell for its semi-submersible rig, Noble Developer, in the Americas. The agreement, which includes ...