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Shell Oil's Arctic Drilling Accidents
The wreck of Shell's Arctic drilling rig is just the latest in a long string of incidents that illustrates like nothing better just how dangerous it is to drill in the Arctic.
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July 2012 - Shell Oil's Noble Discoverer drill ship drags anchor and nearly drifts ashore in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
September 2012 - Caught off guard by sea ice, Shell is forced to halt drilling – just one day after it started.
September 2012 - In an initial test in Puget Sound, WA, Shell's Arctic oil spill containment system is "crushed like a beer can."
October 2012 - The CEO of French oil giant Total says drilling in the Arctic is too risky.
November 2012 - Noble Discoverer catches fire.
December 31, 2012 - Kulluk drilling rig breaks loose from tow lines five times in heavy storm and runs aground off Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Enough is Enough. Big Oil is no match for Arctic waters.
Tell President Obama to halt offshore drilling in America's Arctic Ocean.
Read More on Switchboard
- Six Reasons Why Offshore Drilling in the Arctic Cannot Be Done Safely
- posted by Frances Beinecke, 6/10/13
- White House Arctic Strategy Is Clear in Drilling Goals but Not Conservation Goals
- posted by Frances Beinecke, 5/16/13
- New Report Offers Sound Principles for Managing the Arctic, Now We Need Action
- posted by Frances Beinecke, 4/23/13
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