Showing posts with label fuel spill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fuel spill. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Rig Runs Aground in Alaska, Reviving Fears About Arctic Drilling

WASHINGTON — One of Shell Oil’s two Arctic drilling rigs is beached on an island in the Gulf of Alaska, threatening environmental damage from a fuel spill and calling into question Shell’s plans to resume drilling in the treacherous waters north of Alaska in the summer.