Shell to get EPA nod for Chukchi Sea drilling

摘要

Anchorage—Shell will be allowed to operate its Noble Discoverer drillship in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea under a compliance order while the US Environmental Protection Agency fully considers its request to revise an air quality permit, the EPA said August 31 The decision moves the company another step closer to possible exploration in the Chukchi this summer. The compliance order applies to the Noble Discoverer drillship, which Shell expected would arrive at the Chukchi Sea exploration site by late August 31.