Shell's plan for summer Arctic offshore drilling clears major hurdle

[unhappycamper]

http://www.adn.com/article/20150212/shells-plan-summer-arctic-offshore-drilling-clears-major-hurdle

Shell's plan for summer Arctic offshore drilling clears major hurdle
Jennifer A. Dlouhy | Hearst Newspapers
February 12, 201

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday took a major step toward validating the government's 2008 sale of Arctic drilling rights to Shell and other companies.

The move by the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management responds to a federal court ruling against the environmental analysis underpinning that seven-year-old sale, and leaves open the possibility that Shell Oil Co. will resume drilling in the Chukchi Sea this summer.

For now nothing is certain, though the bureau's preferred alternative, outlined in a final environmental impact statement issued Thursday, would affirm the 2008 Chukchi Sea auction and all of the oil and gas leases sold during it.

The final verdict on whether to affirm, modify or vacate that sale rests with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who could issue a "record of decision" no sooner than March 25, following a public comment period.

[marym625]

1. K&R! Here's the link for comments

This gives you the directions to make comments. You only have 20 minutes to do so once you open the document you want to comment about.

http://www.boem.gov/Submitting-Comments/

[unhappycamper]

2. Thanks! n/t

[marym625]

3. You're welcome

I admit that I couldn't find the right document or I would have linked that as well.

Sorry