On Sept. 28, Shell captured national attention when it announc ed that the exploratory well it drilled in hopes of extracting the first barrels of oil from Alaska’s Chukchi Sea was a bust. The company ...

Royal Dutch Shell intends to resume drilling in the Arctic this year after it put its program on ice following a series of mishaps in 2012, Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden told reporters at a ...

Royal Dutch’s Shell’s decision to pull back from exploration off Alaska’s North Slope reflects not just the results of a disappointing summer drilling season but also the pressures faced by an oil ...