US upholds results of Arctic lease sale

The US has upheld the results of a 2008 lease sale in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, pushing Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell one step closer to drilling in the Arctic region and raising the ire of environmentalists.

Protest: US decision to uphold Arctic lease sale results angers environmentalists
Protest: US decision to uphold Arctic lease sale results angers environmentalists
Published 31 March 2015, 21:52Updated 17 October 2016, 13:10