Shell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration program

Shell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration programShell gets green light for Chukchi Sea exploration program: "The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has conditionally approved Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc.’s revised multi-year Exploration Plan (EP) for the Chukchi Sea. Among the conditions of approval is the requirement that Shell obtain all necessary permits from other state and federal agencies, including permits to drill from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and appropriate authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Another condition of approval prevents Shell from commencing drilling operations until all Biological Opinions under the Endangered Species Act have been issued and requires all operations under the plan comply with the terms and conditions included in those Biological Opinions. “As we move forward, any offshore exploratory activities will continue to be subject to rigorous safety standards,” BOEM Director Abigail Ross Hopper said."

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