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In major setback for Arctic drilling, Obama administration cancels two oil lease sales
2015-10-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Citing Shells decision to indefinitely cancel plans to explore for oil in the Chukchi Sea after drilling an initial, unsuccessful test well, the Interior Department late Friday announced it was canceling two Arctic ocean oil lease sales scheduled for 2016 and 2017. The agency also cited a lack industry nominations of specific areas of exploration interest as a reason for not going forward. The sales canceled involved one lease in the Chukchi Sea and another in the Beaufort Sea, to the northwest...
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Interior Department moves to block new Arctic oil drilling
2015-10-17 14:29:39| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Interior Department said it was canceling scheduled auctions of drilling rights in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, citing low industry interest, and it formally rejected bids by Shell and Statoil for more time to search for crude under their existing Arctic leases.
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US curbs Arctic offshore drilling
2015-10-17 00:46:14| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US announces new curbs on oil and gas exploration off Alaska's northern coast, after Shell stopped its Arctic operation there.
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Libra consortium completes drilling 3-BRSA-1310-RJS well, offshore Brazil
2015-10-16 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has reported that the consortium responsible for the Libra area in Santos Basin's pre-salt has concluded drilling of 3-BRSA-1310-RJS well in the block's central portion in offshore Brazil.
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FAR and partners to use Ocean Rig Athena drillship for drilling programme offshore Senegal
2015-10-14 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil and gas exploration company FAR and its Senegal joint venture partners have signed contracts for the use of the Ocean Rig Athena drillship to conduct drilling offshore Senegal blocks.
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