Spill investigators: U.S. needs to be a tougher landlord in Gulf
Leases need to be written for the benefit of Americans as a whole -- not favoring energy companies -- federal spill committee leaders say.
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Shell, which has spent eight years and $6 billion to explore the Arctic’s Beaufort and Chukchi seas, said in letter to the Interior Department that “prudent” exploration before leases expire is now...
View ArticleFeds weighing Shell bid for more time in Arctic
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the Obama administration will decide soon whether to yield to Shell's request for an extension of its Arctic drilling leases. Statoil and ConocoPhillips have made...
View ArticleObama moves forward on new oil and gas rules for public lands
The Bureau of Land Management's announcement that it would be proposing changes -- and inviting public comment on the scope of them -- marks the first major effort in decades to update onshore royalty...
View ArticleSpill investigators: U.S. needs to be a tougher landlord in Gulf
Leases need to be written for the benefit of Americans as a whole -- not favoring energy companies -- federal spill committee leaders say.
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