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Article

22 Jan 2014

Author:
Lisa Demer, Anchorage Daily News (USA)

Court rules environmental study of offshore oil leases in Alaska Arctic was flawed [USA]

[A] federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of environmental and Alaska Native groups and concluded the federal government failed to properly evaluate the scale of oil production that could result from a 2008 lease sale, throwing those leases into question. Royal Dutch Shell, the biggest leaseholder offshore in Alaska and the only one that's drilled in the Arctic in recent years, said only, "We are reviewing the opinion." The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…declined to comment on "pending litigation."…The decision likely will hinder efforts by Shell to drill this year in the Chukchi Sea, where its Burger prospect holds immense promise…"…The area is home to iconic species…and to a vibrant indigenous subsistence culture. Drilling for oil puts at risk the region's wildlife and people…"[said Earthjustice]…[Also refers to ConocoPhillips, Statoil]