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Shell gears up to tap into Arctic crude again

Fuel Fix -- A new chapter in U.S. oil exploration could open within days as Shell sails into seas north of Alaska, hoping to tap into a potential 90 billion barrels of crude that have beckoned for decades.

The company has been there before, drilling exploratory wells in the 1980s and 1990s that tantalized with promise of riches deep below the freezing Chukchi and Beaufort seas.

But a decade-long slump in oil prices depressed the value of the bounty. Crude from the Exxon Valdez tanker blackened Alaska’s coast, drawing worldwide scrutiny to the potential for oil-related environmental disaster – a prospect reinforced two decades later when a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico claimed lives and livelihoods there.

Now, Shell is close to getting back into the Arctic waters, after working seven y

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Submitted Jun 25, 2012 By: RENEGADEGAS

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rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,483 Points:665,875 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 10:16:01 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Hope for the best.......but prepare for the worst.
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,728 Points:734,765 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 10:15:52 PM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse They need to be safe - not just because of oil issues that are fresh in our memories, but also because of the wildlife and fishing industries that could be affected.
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must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,997 Points:1,783,375 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 10:00:01 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse Now is a good time to explore Alaska.
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kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,728 Points:734,765 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 9:20:26 PM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse They need to be safe - not just because of oil issues that are fresh in our memories, but also because of the wildlife and fishing industries that could be affected.
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rasbuton90 Rookie Author Boston Posts:93 Points:305,360 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 9:14:43 PM Ignore rasbuton90 Report Abuse All the oil companies think of is $$$ and this dog & pony show about training for an oil spill is a fraud. They could care less about oil spills and the destruction of the enviorment. How many people think of the exxon oil spill 20 years and yet buy their gas? Shell would take a hit for bad publicity if a spill occurred but they know over time people would forget and buy their product. Leave the Artic area alone for another 30 years until safeguards are in place and nearly impossible to allow leaks.
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