Drilling for Oil in the Arctic: A Timeline

As Arctic ice rapidly diminishes, vast oil fields previously thought unreachable are now the centerpiece of new environmental battles. While two

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Arctic Oil: Ownership, Drilling, and Environmental Risks

Arctic oil is a contentious issue due to ownership disputes, environmental risks, and potential energy benefits. Explore the facts and

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ARCTIC ENGINEERING – Canadian Petroleum Engineering

Supply of arctic focussed engineering services from permitting through to well drilling engineering and supply of (third party) drilling rigs Design engineering and project management of the

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Oil Drilling Operations in Alaska''s North Slope – Doyon Drilling, Inc.

Doyon Drilling, Inc. operates on the North Slope of Alaska with eight advanced rigs designed to drill oil wells in northern Alaska conditions.

Seattle Arctic drilling protests

Protests against Arctic drilling began in Seattle in 2015 in response to the news that the Port of Seattle authority made an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to berth offshore drillships and

Arctic Oil Drilling Ban: Hurts U.S. Security and Environment | TIME

The White House might ban oil and natural gas drilling in the Arctic, which would threaten America''s energy supply and national security

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Arctic Drilling Design and Operation Standards

Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas operators should be required to use purpose-built Polar Class drilling rigs. The rig should hold a

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Arctic governments and fossil fuels

The Biden administration introduced a moratorium on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2021 and then a ban on offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea

Arctic Fox – Oil Drilling Operations in Alaska''s North

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Is Arctic drilling worth the risk? | World Finance

Is Arctic drilling worth the risk? Infrastructural insufficiencies and extreme weather conditions have so far proven too big an obstacle for energy companies

Petroleum exploration in the Arctic

SummaryCanadaOverviewRussiaGreenlandUnited StatesNorwayEnvironmental concerns

Drilling in the Canadian Arctic peaked during the 1970s and 1980s, led by such companies as Panarctic Oils Ltd. in the Sverdrup Basin of the Arctic Islands, and by Imperial Oil and Dome Petroleum in the Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie Delta Basin. Drilling continued at declining rates until the early 2000s. In all, some 300,000 km of seismic and 1500 wells were drilled across this vast area. Approximately 1.9 billion barrels (300×10 m ) of oil and 32.4 trillion cubic feet (9.2×10 m )

Drilling for Oil in Alaska, as World Scrambles for Arctic

It''s time for a reality check. As one oilman put it to me recently in Alaska, Arctic oil production "is the closest thing to drilling on the moon."

Oil Drilling in Arctic Ocean: A Push into Uncharted

Environmental groups are particularly concerned that Shell is being given permits for conditional drilling in the Arctic, considering that the

Offshore Oil Drilling in the U.S. Arctic, Part II: The Legacy of

What are the reforms in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon blowout that could be of relevance for offshore oil drilling in the U.S. Arctic?

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Drilling Challenges and Drilling Methods in the Polar Regions

Drilling challenges in the polar regions include a wide range of issues including harsh natural conditions, climate change, accessibility of the exploration sites, environmental

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The Arctic: Confronting the cold, hard truths

Stena Drilling, whose Stena Carron drillship is operating in the harsh-environment west of Shetlands, provided two rigs for an Arctic summer drilling campaign in West Greenland

down Alaska''s Dalton Highway Huge Arctic drilling rig takes

The rig is expected to return by road to Deadhorse in April. Plans to begin paving part of the Dalton this summer mean the round trip could be the last time a giant drilling rig goes for a