The
drillship
Noble
Discoverer
has
been
pulled
off
the
Burger-A
well
just
one
day
after
drilling
began.
In
a
brief
statement
on
Monday,
Shell
said:
"As
a
precautionary
measure
and
in
accordance
with
our
approved
Chukchi
Sea
Ice
Management
Plan,
Shell
has
made
the
decision
to
temporarily
move
off
the
Burger-A
well
to
avoid
potentially
encroaching
sea
ice.
"Once
the
ice
moves
on,
the
Noble
Discoverer
will
re-connect
to
anchors
and
continue
drilling.
Shell
uses
a
combination
of
satellite
images,
radar
and
on-site
reconnaissance
to
monitor
ice
movement."
In
an
earlier…
