Royal Dutch Shell's Alaska operations could have used a dose of "local knowledge" to prevent their latest debacle: the grounding of the oil rig Kulluk. That phrase, "local kno...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Opponents of Royal Dutch Shell's ambitious Arctic oil program have called on the Obama administration to put offshore drilling plans in the region on ho...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Calls for federal scrutiny of Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling operations in Arctic waters swelled Thursday with a request for a formal investigation by memb...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Underwater inspections at the site of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig disaster have failed to identify the source of a persistent sheen on the surface of the Gul...

NEW ORLEANS - Two oil workers remained lost at sea Saturday, a day after a torch being used to cut an oil pipe ignited a blaze that severely burned four others workers on a pr...

The oil giant could not drill into oil-bearing rock this season, but it completed two "top holes," one in the Beaufort Sea and one in the Chukchi Sea, that will enable a faste...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Shell Oil's flotilla of Arctic Ocean vessels is heading for warmer waters. Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced that it concluded exploratory drilling on Wedne...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Interior Department's deputy secretary said Thursday that there will be no slowdown of the permitting process for Arctic offshore drilling if Pres...

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday it will no longer seek oil off the coast of Alaska this year after suffering several setbacks. The company, which has so far...

Exactly one week ago, Shell triumphantly announced the resumption of drilling in the offshore Arctic after a 20-year hiatus. The drillship Noble Discoverer spud (began drillin...