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GasPasserAB Champion Author Edmonton Posts:25,085 Points:891,100 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 12:24:50 PM Ignore GasPasserAB Report Abuse Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA)’s drilling off Alaska’s north coast will be delayed until August as the company waits for ice to clear and modifies a spill-response vessel to meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements. “Our largest impediment to time of drilling is persistent sea ice,” said Curtis Smith, a spokesman for The Hague-based company. “We’ve moved our estimation from late July to potentially the first week of August.” The company will use the delay to complete renovating a barge called the Arctic Challenger to add oil-recovery equipment that will be deployed in the event of a well blowout. The company, which has spent almost $5 billion in Alaska, plans to drill as many as five wells this year. Shell’s plans to tap resources in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, estimated to have more than Visit Bloomberg for full article

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA)’s drilling off Alaska’s north coast will be delayed until August as the company waits for ice to clear and modifies a spill-response vessel to meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements.

“Our largest impediment to time of drilling is persistent sea ice,” said Curtis Smith, a spokesman for The Hague-based company. “We’ve moved our estimation from late July to potentially the first week of August.”

The company will use the delay to complete renovating a barge called the Arctic Challenger to add oil-recovery equipment that will be deployed in the event of a well blowout.

The company, which has spent almost $5 billion in Alaska, plans to drill as many as five wells this year. Shell’s plans to tap resources in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, estimated to have more than
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fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,499 Points:735,345 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 9:39:32 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Get it right.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,983 Points:2,120,540 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 5:50:59 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Time is running out for this year - hope there is no mistake made, rushing...
bojiway1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,064 Points:481,960 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jul 8, 2012 10:12:53 PM Ignore bojiway1 Report Abuse people will find flaws or regulation to slow this down until it freezes again, and then they will do it again next year.. if it areal issue great, if not it is just harassment
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MontanaMac Champion Author Washington Posts:1,736 Points:410,050 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 8, 2012 10:23:16 AM Ignore MontanaMac Report Abuse Wait, all the sea ice was supposed to be gone now.....
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bisonjim Champion Author Florida Posts:1,070 Points:209,155 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 8, 2012 12:47:58 AM Ignore bisonjim Report Abuse The ice, the barge--whatever it is, get it right
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MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:1,948 Points:422,770 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 11:55:26 PM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse Get their act together and go on.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,115 Points:1,626,105 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 10:35:49 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse That is Royal Dutch Shell for you. Well prepared for the task, as always! Sounds more like a bunch of bumbling incompetent Shell executives in charge. Good luck Alaska!!!
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:269,765 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 10:02:21 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse I thought all the ice had melted.
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menagerie1013 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,365 Points:692,240 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 7:55:42 PM Ignore menagerie1013 Report Abuse They should stay out of the ice. This is not going to end well.
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kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,274 Points:1,023,660 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 4:33:18 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse “Our largest impediment to time of drilling is persistent sea ice,”
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bigthighs All-Star Author Tucson Posts:550 Points:52,965 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 1:13:09 PM Ignore bigthighs Report Abuse thats a poor head line
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TableTalk Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,184 Points:558,700 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 1:08:04 PM Ignore TableTalk Report Abuse These are the reasons it costs so much to drill today. Back in the pre-oil embargo days is was a few bucks per barrel...
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:4,014 Points:1,124,605 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 1:02:17 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse Barge flaws delay Shell Alaska drilling,Coast Guard says and many flaws to be discovered in this plan.
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,071 Points:795,710 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 1:00:22 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse Much like a "soap opera" we get a day-by-day and blow-by-blow rendition of this epic drilling journey in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Tomorrow's chapter will be "A Day In The Life Of A Greenpeace Activist".
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,017 Points:1,744,760 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 12:41:34 PM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse shell should contact these folks are soon as possible USA made Oil Spill Containment Products
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,863 Points:744,285 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 12:36:32 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse Hey, wait a sec! The headline says: "Barge Flaws Delay Shell Alaska Drilling, Coast Guard Says" But the article says >> “Our largest impediment to time of drilling is persistent sea ice,” said Curtis Smith, a spokesman for The Hague-based company.<< And going on from there to say >>The company will use the delay to complete renovating a barge called the Arctic Challenger to add oil-recovery equipment that will be deployed in the event of a well blowout. << So it's sea ice, not barge flaws that are delaying drilling. If you were harboring in illusions about the quality and reliability of the urinalism coming out of Bloomberg, this should help dispel them.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,337 Points:2,374,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 12:36:03 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse good for shell, doin things slowly and correctly we hope
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,017 Points:1,744,760 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Jul 7, 2012 12:33:39 PM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse the 1st of the many flaws to be discovered in this plan