Shell to abandon arctic offshore drilling “for the foreseeable future”

The Noble Discoverer in Unalaska in 2012. (KUCB-Unalaska file photo)
Shell Oil announced late Sunday night (9-27-15) that it is abandoning offshore drilling in Alaska “for the foreseeable future.”
The announcement came as the company reported disappointing results at its exploratory well in the Chukchi Sea. The well, called the Burger J site, is about 150 miles from Barrow, in about 150 feet of water. In a statement posted online and emailed to reporters Sunday night, Shell reported