Drilling

Demonstrators protest against Royal Dutch Shell near the Polar Pioneer oil drilling rig on May 16, 2015, in Seattle.

$7 billion later, a dry well sends Shell home from the Arctic

Environment

Just months after dodging protesters to send an exploratory drill rig to the Arctic Ocean, Shell has pulled the plug on its oil drilling plans there.

Central Park Drilling

ANWR Drilling

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