WASHINGTON — The grounding of Shell's Kulluk drilling rig amid a fierce storm in the Gulf of Alaska raised the specter of a fuel spill and provided fresh fodder to drilling foes who insist that Arctic ...

The unit was under tow to Seattle following supermajor Shell’s Arctic drilling campaign when the anchor-handler Aiviq lost power and eventually control of the rig. Federal on-scene co-ordinator ...

The rig, which disconnected from tugs over the weekend, has sustained some "wave damage" to its topsides and some watertight hatches have breached, causing water damage inside, Shell incident ...

Lifeboats swept from Shell's Kulluk drilling rig as it was battered by stormy seas may have leaked as much as 272 gallons of diesel fuel along an Alaskan island's shores, the Coast Guard said.

Alaskans are imploring the Obama administration for a seat at the table as the Interior Department conducts a high- level review of Shell's Arctic drilling operations. The probe, set to be concluded ...

Near the end, after a number of broken tow connections and tow ship engine failures, after a mistakenly dropped anchor and scary rescues of crew, after five days in an escalating Gulf of Alaska storm, ...

The first time the Kulluk, Royal Dutch Shell's oil drilling rig, broke from its tow line in the Gulf of Alaska, crews pulled up the tow gear and discovered that a big, heavy metal shackle -- a key ...

Towing rigs in bad weather has also been shown to be prone to accidents and disasters in Norway, according to a professor of risk management. Oil spill risk off Alaska The Kulluk drilling rig that ran ...

Regarding "Shell between rock and hard place" (Page A1, Saturday), I am not an engineer by education, but having worked in the oilfield-completion industry for a number of years after college, even I ...

Unified Command develops mitigation strategies for crab fishery. The Kulluk remains in stable condition with no reports of a release. Data from the completed underwater assessment of the Kulluk ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday granted Royal Dutch Shell air pollution permits the company needs to begin drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast next year. The permits allow the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An environmental group and a law clinic have petitioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Royal Dutch Shell has adequately disclosed to ...