Feds approve Shell deep-water exploration plan
Federal regulators today approved an offshore exploration plan that would pave the way for Shell to drill five new exploratory wells in its Appomattox prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell's deep-water...
View ArticleDrilling fluids spill from Shell site in Gulf of Mexico
More than 13,000 gallons of drilling fluids -- including about 7,500 gallons of synthetic materials -- leaked from equipment at Shell's Appomattox prospect into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.
View ArticleShell drilling could be on hold for weeks after fluid spill
Shell Oil Co. says it could take weeks to resume drilling at its Appomattox discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, after a leak of roughly 13,400 gallons of drilling fluids forced it to shut down work at the...
View ArticleShell moves forward on major Gulf of Mexico platform
Shell said it authorized the major project after finding 20 percent in cost reductions and determining that it will produce a profit as long as the global benchmark for oil prices stays above $55 a...
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