Despite Data Gaps, U.S. Moves Closer to Drilling in Arctic Ocean

Last week, the Department of the Interior conditionally approved Shell Oil Co.'s plans to begin drilling four exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean in 2012.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Schmidt, Charles
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2011
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.333.6044.812
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.333.6044.812
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Summary:Last week, the Department of the Interior conditionally approved Shell Oil Co.'s plans to begin drilling four exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean in 2012.