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NOAA Responds to Shell Drilling Rig Kulluk
Two tugboats were towing the Kulluk from where it was drilling in the Beaufort Sea south to Seattle, Wash., for winter maintenance when beginning on
Shell drill rig grounds off Kodiak Island after towline failures
The Kulluk was designed for extended drilling in Arctic waters. It has an ice-reinforced, funnel-shape hull to deflect moving ice downward and break it into small pieces.
Grounding of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Kulluk
The ice-class mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Kulluk, owned by Shell Offshore, Inc., and operated by Noble Drilling, grounded in heavy weather near Ocean Bay on the eastern coast
Kolskaya and Kulluk. A Disaster and a Near Disaster
Kolskaya drilling rig Kulluk drilling rig Area Sea of Okhotsk Gulf of Alaska Restrictions in area due to the season Towing jack-up rigs is
Shell drill rig Kulluk headed for Singapore – Eye on
On March 9, the Royal Dutch Shell drillship Noble Discoverer left Seward, bound for Korea on the back of the 708-foot heavy lift ship Xiang Yun
Juneau to house Coast Guard''s latest icebreaker, despite the
The Aiviq''s crew tries to tow Royal Dutch Shell''s drill rig Kulluk away from the rocky coastline of Alaska during a December 2012 storm. Juneau is set to house the Coast Guard''s
Dimensional Control in the Arctic: Kulluk Thruster
The Kulluk is an offshore drilling vessel maintained and operated for Shell by Frontier Drilling in the Beaufort Sea. This is the story of how
Kulluck drilling rig refloated, being towed to shelter in
The conical drilling unit Kulluk sits grounded 40 miles (64 kms) southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska in this U.S. Coast Guard handout photo
What I learned aboard Shell''s grounded Alaskan oil rig
Last year, Fortune went inside the Kulluk, the oil-drilling ship Shell planned to use to tap oil reserves in the Arctic Ocean. Now those hopes may be dashed.
This Is Why We Can''t Drill in the Arctic: Shell Lost Its Oil
It looks like Shell is capping off its embarrassing, disaster-prone year of trying and failing to drill in the Arctic with yet another high-profile mishap: The Kulluk, one of two oil rigs
Safety Alert Issued After Kulluk Grounding
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a safety alert regarding the towing of large drilling rigs and the importance of planning. The alert refers to the
NTSB report faults Shell for Arctic oil rig mishap
News Nation/World NTSB report faults Shell for Arctic oil rig mishap Fri., May 29, 2015 A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the Kulluk, the Shell floating drill rig off
Kulluk cover story is a good read | WorkBoat
WorkBoat readers will have special appreciation for the story which involves the tricky tow of the perfectly round drill rig Kulluk, refurbished at Vigor Shipyard in Seattle for
Grounded Alaska oil rig sustains damage; Dems call for investigation
The Kulluk oil rig, grounded in the powerful Gulf of Alaska surf, has sustained damage to electrical generators and top areas where water breached hatches, according to an
Engine failure plagued Kulluk tug, Aiviq, prior to rig''s grounding
During testimony, Friday, investigators learned that engine and electrical problems had plagued the Aiviq -- Shell''s tug for its offshore Arctic drill rig, the Kulluk -- prior to the ill
Rig Refloated: Update on Efforts to Mobilize
A U.S. Coast Guard aerial survey reveals the rugged, remote lanscape and the conical drilling unit Kulluk, grounded 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City,
Pictures: Errant Shell Oil Rig Runs Aground Off Alaska
Aground Off Alaska Waves lash at the sides of the Shell* drilling rig Kulluk, which ran aground off the rocky southern coast of Alaska on New
Coast Guard finds potential negligence in Alaska drill
A conical drilling unit ran aground near an Alaska island in December 2012 due to "inadequate assessment and management of risks" for
Pictures: Errant Shell Oil Rig Runs Aground Off Alaska
Aground Off Alaska Waves lash at the sides of the Shell* drilling rig Kulluk, which ran aground off the rocky southern coast of Alaska on New Year''s Eve in a violent storm.The
THE KULLUK GROUNDING
The KULLUK is a unique conical mobile drilling unit built for Beaufort in 1979 by Mitsui and laid up for many years prior to purchase by Shell for Alaskan drilling operations. It is operated on
This icebreaker has design problems and a history of
For weeks after their accident at sea, the refloated drill rig Kulluk, background, and the icebreaker Aiviq, right, parked in the safety of a Kodiak
Kulluk Drilling Rig Being Towed To Shelter In Alaska
The Kulluk, the Shell oil-drilling rig that washed aground last weekend, is afloat and being towed to shelter on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of
Trump administration plans offshore oil leasing in Alaska''s ''High
The Kulluk was being towed from Dutch Harbor to Everett, Wash., after a season of drilling in the Beaufort Sea. The Kulluk broke away from the two during a storm and grounded.
Kulluk grounding: Coast Guard report finds series of failures
A series of problems doomed a winter tow of Royal Dutch Shell''s prized Arctic drilling rig back in 2012 and contributed to its grounding that Dec. 31 near Kodiak Island, the
One Troubled Rig and the Future of Arctic Oil Drilling
Shell announced this week that it would halt Arctic oil drilling in 2013 following a series of mishaps—most notoriously, the grounding of the Kulluk oil rig. For this cover story,
Grounding of Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Kulluk
The ice-class mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Kulluk, owned by Shell Offshore, Inc., and operated by Noble Drilling, grounded in heavy weather near Ocean Bay on
