Curtis Smith

Arctic-Specific Rules Required After Shell’s 2012 Mishaps

Royal Dutch Shell Plc was blasted by the U.S. government for the series of mishaps that dogged its attempts to explore for oil in the Arctic, and ordered to file detailed plans before it can resume those efforts.

Shell Pause in Arctic Drilling Spurs Call for U.S. Review

Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s pause in Arctic oil drilling after last year’s equipment mishaps should prompt a U.S. review of drilling procedures or a total ban, environmental groups said.

Shell Pause in Arctic Drilling Spurs Call for U.S. Review

Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s pause in Arctic oil drilling after last year’s equipment mishaps should prompt a U.S. review of drilling procedures or a total ban, environmental groups said.

Shell Says Tax Played Role in Move of Rig That Grounded

Avoiding a state tax played a role in Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s decision to move a drilling rig from Alaska waters, though the company said the vessel’s grounding days later was the result of an unforeseen worsening of weather.

Shell Says Arctic Drilling Rig Kulluk Recaptured in Stormy Seas

Royal Dutch Shell Plc said an Arctic drilling barge, headed to Seattle for maintenance, was safely recovered yesterday after being set adrift during a storm in the Gulf of Alaska.

Shell, Coast Guard Seek to Salvage Grounded Alaska Rig

The U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Dutch Shell Plc were fighting 70 mile-per-hour winds and 40-foot swells as they tried to assess damage to a floating oil drilling ship that ran aground on a remote Alaskan island.

Swaps, CFTC, Peregrine, Vitamin Price-Fixing: Compliance

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted to define when trades are considered swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act, a step that triggers more than a dozen rules under the 2010 financial-regulation overhaul.

Hard Choices Loom as Benefits Expiring

After trying for two years to find work, John Reat says he’s renegotiating his mortgage and may have to tap his retirement savings next month if Congress doesn’t extend his unemployment benefits of $375 a week.

Shell Start of Arctic Oil Drilling Slipping to August

Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s drilling off Alaska’s north coast will be delayed until August as the company waits for ice to clear and modifies a spill-response vessel to meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements.

Greenpeace, Audubon Sue to Block Shell Alaska Spill Plan

Royal Dutch Shell Plc should be barred from drilling in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea and the Gulf of Mexico because its oil-spill plans are inadequate, Greenpeace Inc. and other environmental groups said in a lawsuit.

"Alaska remains a high potential area over the long-term, and we remain committed to drilling there safely, again."

- Curtis Smith on Mar 14, 2013

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