Ben van Beurden would not, however, statecategorically that the Anglo-Dutch supermajor will definitely resume itsmuch-maligned campaign in the region, as the company casts a cold eye overnumerous projects worldwide.
Shell’s plans to drill in the shallowwaters of the Chukchi Sea were dealt a blow when the drilling barge Kulluk ranaground off Alaska in late 2012, after breaking loose froma tug. Despite that setback, Shellre-signed a contract with offshore driller Noble to lease its drillship NobleDiscoverer and send the vessel back to Alaska as soon as the sea ice broke upenough to permit drilling.
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