Sun sets on Shell Oil’s Arctic quest

The sun sets on the Polar Pioneer in Unalaska’s Broad Bay on Monday. (Photo by John Ryan, KUCB – Unalaska)
Shell Oil’s Polar Pioneer rig left Alaska’s Dutch Harbor for Port Angeles, Washington, on Wednesday.
The energy giant’s other Arctic rig, the Noble Discoverer, left Dutch Harbor for Everett, Washington, on Monday.
Other ships in Shell’s Arctic fleet are expected to leave Alaska over the next couple of weeks, and the company has not disclosed the fate of t