On April 3, the Coast Guard published the findings of an investigation of the grounding of Royal Dutch Shell’s drilling ship on the Alaskan coast a year and a half ago. The report found that Shell ...

In the event of an offshore oil spill in the Arctic, Shell has previously admitted it can only “encounter” most of the oil in the frigid, pristine waters — not clean it up. However, it may lack the ...

Shell's drilling rig, Kulluk, ran aground off the coast of Alaska in late 2012 due to the company's "inadequate assessment and management of risks" in icy, storm-tossed waters, said the U.S. Coast ...

Two weeks from yesterday, the Kulluk, a drilling rig managed by Noble Drilling and owned by Shell, broke free of its tow lines as tug boats struggled in inclement weather to move it away from the ...

Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. On New Year’s Eve, 2012, Royal Dutch Shell ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Coast Guard was checking reports Thursday of a 10-mile oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico near wells operated by Shell Oil. A helicopter with a pollution officer on board was ...

Activists dangled themselves from a bridge in an attempt to stop the ship Environmental activists have been removed from a bridge in Portland, Oregon, allowing an icebreaker to join a US Arctic ...

Activists dangled themselves from a bridge in an attempt to stop the ship Environmental activists have been removed from a bridge in Portland, Oregon, allowing an icebreaker to join a US Arctic ...