Shell-operated rigs to leave Alaska for repairs

Both rigs used by Shell in its 2012 Arctic drilling campaign will be ferried to Asia repairs after damage was more extensive than first forseen, the company told Upstream on Monday.

Alaska: the drillship Kulluk (above) ran aground near Kodiak Island after breaking free of two ropes on New Year's Eve
Alaska: the drillship Kulluk (above) ran aground near Kodiak Island after breaking free of two ropes on New Year's Eve
Published 12 February 2013, 07:24Updated 11 October 2016, 14:30
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