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Loose Oil Rig Still Grounded On Alaskan Island

On Monday, the Kulluk ran aground on Sitkalidak Island. The wayward Kulluk oil drilling platform remains stuck onshore near Kodiak Island, Alaska. The unmoored platform,

NTSB report faults Shell for Arctic oil rig mishap

News Nation/World NTSB report faults Shell for Arctic oil rig mishap Fri., May 29, 2015 A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the Kulluk, the Shell floating drill rig off

Shell drill rig Kulluk headed for Singapore – Eye on

On March 9, the Royal Dutch Shell drillship Noble Discoverer left Seward, bound for Korea on the back of the 708-foot heavy lift ship Xiang Yun

Oceana Reaction to Salvage of Kulluk Drilling Rig

The Kulluk accident began in weather conditions for which any reasonable operator should have been ready. As the reported criminal investigation into Shell''s other drilling vessel, the Noble

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What Happened ?The ice-class mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Kulluk, owned by Shell Offshore, Inc., and operated by Noble Drilling, grounded in heavy weather near Ocean Bay on

Kulluck drilling rig refloated, being towed to shelter in

The conical drilling unit Kulluk sits grounded 40 miles (64 kms) southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska in this U.S. Coast Guard handout photo

Rig Refloated: Update on Efforts to Mobilize

A U.S. Coast Guard aerial survey reveals the rugged, remote lanscape and the conical drilling unit Kulluk, grounded 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City,

Engine failure plagued Kulluk tug, Aiviq, prior to rig''s grounding

During testimony, Friday, investigators learned that engine and electrical problems had plagued the Aiviq -- Shell''s tug for its offshore Arctic drill rig, the Kulluk -- prior to the ill

Rig Refloated: Update on Efforts to Mobilize

Here is video from a Coast Guard helicopter survey of the grounded Kulluk from January 2, 2013, showing some of the rough conditions the response is forced

Oceana Reaction to Salvage of Kulluk Drilling Rig

After a four-day struggle involving multiple vessels and aircraft and requiring Coast Guard rescue of its crew, Shell''s drill rig, the Kulluk, ran aground near Kodiak, Alaska on New Year''s Eve.

One Troubled Rig and the Future of Arctic Oil Drilling

Shell announced this week that it would halt Arctic oil drilling in 2013 following a series of mishaps—most notoriously, the grounding of the Kulluk oil rig. For this cover story,

No sheen seen, but drill ship status uncertain

The crews remain stationed with the drill rig Kulluk Sunday 20 miles from Alaska''s Kodiak Island as they wait in rough seas for another tug boat to arrive.

The Wreck of the Kulluk | Klean Industries

The Kulluk and the Discoverer would each sink a partial well to roughly 1,400 feet, stopping just before the oil zone, then cap it, leaving the "top hole" primed for completion when Shell could

Pictures: Errant Shell Oil Rig Runs Aground Off Alaska

Aground Off Alaska Waves lash at the sides of the Shell* drilling rig Kulluk, which ran aground off the rocky southern coast of Alaska on New

Dimensional Control in the Arctic: Kulluk Thruster Porch Installation

The Kulluk is an offshore drilling vessel maintained and operated for Shell by Frontier Drilling in the Beaufort Sea. This is the story of how advanced dimensional control

Kulluck drilling rig refloated, being towed to shelter in

An oil drilling rig that ran aground off an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Alaska last week was being towed in stable condition Monday, with no

No Fuel Spill Reported at Site of Kulluk Grounding

As of early this morning the grounded Shell Exploration drilling rig Kulluk is reported as remaining stable with no oil spill pollution observed. That word from the Unified Command

Coast Guard finds potential negligence in Alaska drill

The Coast Guard said three tugboat officers may have committed negligence. The Royal Dutch Shell drill rig Kulluk broke loose from tugboats in

Loose Oil Rig Still Grounded On Alaskan Island

Salvage crews are waiting for better weather to closely inspect the grounded Kullak oil drilling rig, stuck onshore near Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Shell Oil''s Kulluk drill rig cleared to leave Kodiak for Dutch Harbor

After sitting and waiting for almost two months, the Kulluk is now free to go. The Coast Guard announced Thursday that it rescinded its captain of the port order keeping Royal

This Is Why We Can''t Drill in the Arctic: Shell Lost Its Oil

It looks like Shell is capping off its embarrassing, disaster-prone year of trying and failing to drill in the Arctic with yet another high-profile mishap: The Kulluk, one of two oil rigs

Shell''s Arctic drilling ambitions delayed

Shell also has it drill rig Kulluk waiting outside the whaling blackout area in the Beaufort Sea. The company is expected to resume exploratory drilling there

Shell Oil''s Kulluk drill rig cleared to leave Kodiak,

After sitting and waiting for almost two months, the Kulluk is now free to go. The Coast Guard announced Thursday that it rescinded its captain

Unified Command Holds Another Press Conference as Salvage

As the Kulluk continues to be stranded on Sitkilidak Island, the Unified Command held another press conference at the Den''ina Center at 2:15pm on Thursday in downtown Anchorage.

What I learned aboard Shell''s grounded Alaskan oil rig

Last year, Fortune went inside the Kulluk, the oil-drilling ship Shell planned to use to tap oil reserves in the Arctic Ocean. Now those hopes may be dashed.

Coast Guard Blames Shell Risk-Taking in Kulluk Rig

The U.S. Coast Guard blames Shell''s risk-taking for the 2012 Kulluk rig grounding, findings that further complicate the oil industry''s effort to

The Wreck of the Kulluk | Klean Industries

In 2005, Royal Dutch Shell, then the fourth-largest company on Earth, bought a drill rig that was both tall, rising almost 250 feet above the waterline, and unusually round. The hull of the

Protect the Arctic

Arctic oil drilling Arctic Ocean drilling is a gamble with catastrophic consequences for the people, wildlife and the sensitive ecosystem of the region. And yet major companies like Shell and

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