Shell drill rig seattle

''Paddle in Seattle'' protesters gather against Shell oil rig

Saturday''s protest flotilla was meant to show environmentalists'' disapproval of the Port of Seattle and of Shell, even if the massive oil rig, the

Seattle''s mayor, council seek review of Shell drilling fleet

SEATTLE -- City officials said Monday they want to review whether current permits allow Royal Dutch Shell PLC to lease port property along the Seattle waterfront for its Arctic oil

Shell poised to resume drilling off North Slope

Shell Oil plans to resume exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic waters off Alaska this summer. The decision could create local jobs by turning a Seattle port terminal into an fleet

Kshama Sawant Speaks with Activists Occupying Shell''s Arctic Drilling

Today, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant spoke via satellite phone with activists aboard Shell''s Arctic drilling oil rig 750 miles northwest of Hawaii. Sawant was joined

Shell drilling rig draws Seattle protesters

Two dozen Shell vessels will use the port, including another drill rig, the Noble Discoverer, which is docked to the north in Everett and scheduled to arrive in Seattle this month.

Despite requests for delay, Shell will bring drill rigs to

A second drill rig, the 400-foot-long Polar Pioneer, has been parked in Port Angeles, on the Olympic Peninsula, but is expected to arrive in Seattle later

Shell: Drill rigs coming to Seattle despite pleas for delay

SEATTLE (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell is forging ahead with plans to park two Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle, despite the city saying it could issue fines in the case and port commissioners

Shell oil rig arrives in Seattle waters amid protests, permit

Shell is planning to use Seattle as a base to store and maintain the rigs and other equipment as it resumes exploration and drilling this summer in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska,

Kayaking protesters detained as oil rig leaves Seattle

Twenty-four kayaking protesters were removed from the water by the Coast Guard, as Shell''s massive drilling rig left Seattle on Monday

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.

Foss Maritime fights to host Shell''s drilling rigs in Seattle

Foss Maritime said it intends to move ahead with its operations at Terminal 5 as Shell prepares for the summer oil exploration season in Alaska despite City of Seattle objections.

Damaged Shell drilling rigs to be shipped to Asia

Shell Oil will send two Arctic drilling rigs to Asia — rather than Seattle — for major repairs that could put at risk plans to resume a search for oil next summer off Alaska''s North

Shell''s giant Arctic oil rig docks in Seattle despite protests

SEATTLE -- Despite protests by environmentalists in kayaks and opposition from the city of Seattle, a 400-foot-long Arctic oil drilling rig has docked at a Seattle terminal.

Damaged Shell drilling rigs to be shipped to Asia --

Shell Oil will send two Arctic drilling rigs to Asia — rather than Seattle — for major repairs that could put at risk plans to resume a search for oil next summer off Alaska''s North Slope.

Shell: Company will bring drill rigs to Seattle terminal

SEATTLE (AP) — Despite a Seattle port commission request that Royal Dutch Shell delay any moorage of oil exploration vessels in the city pending further legal review, a

Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shell''s Arctic

The immediate target of protest is Shell''s Polar Pioneer rig, which arrived in Puget Sound last Thursday. Shell intends to use Seattle as a

sHell No to Arctic Oil Drilling: Protests in Seattle!

Lauren Regan''s recap from the ShellNo "Paddle in Seattle" action May 15th-18th. Hundreds of activists created a flotilla to stop the Arctic-bound Royal Dutch Shell "Polar

Kayakers protest as Arctic drill rig moors off Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — As a massive oil drill rig moved into Seattle, about two dozen activists in kayaks paddled to the middle of Elliott Bay, linked boats and unfurled a banner to make a

A Thin Green Line with Global Impact

Hundreds of "kayaktivists" amassed in Seattle''s Elliott Bay to oppose plans to transport this Shell Oil drilling rig bound for the Arctic. Three months later, Shell cancelled the

Could Seattle activists throw a wrench in Shell''s Arctic

As a Shell drilling rig advances ever closer to Seattle, activists from the city and beyond are hell-bent on foiling the oil giant''s plans.

Seattle mayor: Port needs new permit for Arctic oil fleet

SEATTLE (AP) — Mayor Ed Murray threw a wrench into plans for a 400-foot oil-drilling rig to arrive in Seattle when he announced Monday that the Port of Seattle can''t host

Oil rig coming to Seattle despite Port vote to delay

Shell Oil says its offshore oil rigs will arrive shortly on Seattle''s waterfront to prepare for drilling in Alaska, despite a Port of Seattle resolution Tuesday asking it to delay

Shell drilling plans must allow for walrus protection

Shell''s oil-exploration plans in Arctic waters off Alaska will have to comply with U.S. Fish and Wildlife restrictions that require the company to keep oil rigs at least 15 miles apart to

Oil rig coming to Seattle despite Port vote to delay

The Shell fleet includes an oil-drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, which will be towed north to the Chukchi Sea, and a second drilling ship, the Noble Discoverer, that operates

Ruling means Shell oil rig could return to city

A city hearing examiner cleared the way for Shell''s Polar Pioneer and other vessels to return to Terminal 5, ruling the city was not justified in

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