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Nitewolf Champion Author Anchorage Posts:16,537 Points:2,104,670 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 7:27:33 PM Ignore Nitewolf Report Abuse Waters are open, but spill containment vessel still needs to be inspected and certified. By LISA DEMER Published: August 13th, 2012 09:31 PM Last Modified: August 13th, 2012 10:34 PM The opportunity for Shell Oil Co. to drill exploratory wells this year in Alaska's Arctic is rapidly diminishing and it's a situation of Shell's own making, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told reporters in Alaska on Monday. While delays already have led Shell to scale back plans for drilling a total of five wells this year in the Chukchi and Beafort seas, Shell maintained through a spokesman that there's still time before freezeup to complete some wells and begin work on others. The main holdup has been transforming a 38-year-old barge into an oil spill containment vessel. Shell also has been dealing with Visit Anchorage Daily News for full article

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Waters are open, but spill containment vessel still needs to be inspected and certified.

By LISA DEMER
Published: August 13th, 2012 09:31 PM
Last Modified: August 13th, 2012 10:34 PM

The opportunity for Shell Oil Co. to drill exploratory wells this year in Alaska's Arctic is rapidly diminishing and it's a situation of Shell's own making, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told reporters in Alaska on Monday.

While delays already have led Shell to scale back plans for drilling a total of five wells this year in the Chukchi and Beafort seas, Shell maintained through a spokesman that there's still time before freezeup to complete some wells and begin work on others.

The main holdup has been transforming a 38-year-old barge into an oil spill containment vessel. Shell also has been dealing with
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DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,064 Points:1,626,250 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 16, 2012 12:06:00 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse look in the mirror ken
megzabo Rookie Author Kansas Posts:19 Points:120,510 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 12:02:34 PM Ignore megzabo Report Abuse .
1WI All-Star Author Appleton Posts:818 Points:274,255 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 2:03:48 AM Ignore 1WI Report Abuse Might as well blame someone other than President Obama because his card is full of hate mongers.
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,609 Points:1,141,270 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 12:37:39 AM Ignore NedW Report Abuse The hold up is because they were counting on oil being up near $150/bbl. by now but the flap over in Syria hasn't broken out and caused the closing of the Hormuz yet. Be patient. It's coming.
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 10:19:59 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse Blame somebody else. This seems to be the MO of the Obama Administration.
RONALD777 Champion Author Houston Posts:2,432 Points:362,755 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 8:55:41 PM Ignore RONALD777 Report Abuse Salazar is a liar. No surprise here.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,939 Points:751,985 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 8:55:09 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, you'd expect ANYTHING else out of O'blame-a's administration!?!?!? Classic!
RRBC Champion Author Victoria Posts:2,705 Points:529,065 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 8:31:33 PM Ignore RRBC Report Abuse Get that barge transformed then
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,843 Points:740,385 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 8:11:58 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse Yes, unlike politicians and bureaucrats, who live in imaginary worlds of their own making, people in the real world have to deal with actual problems. See? It's all the fault of those nasty capitalists! For some reason this reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,111 Points:871,030 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 8:04:27 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Typical of this administration, trying to point the finger at someone else for their failings. This the same as the person who asks "who cut the cheese?", is usually the person guilty of passing the malodorous wind.
hammer219115 Veteran Author Pennsylvania Posts:411 Points:22,950 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 7:55:53 PM Ignore hammer219115 Report Abuse Hurry up and wait!
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,783 Points:1,001,270 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 7:33:30 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse Good luck