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Arctic Challenger heading towards Dutch Harbour

On Thursday, the first vessel in Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic drilling fleet, the Arctic Challenger, has started its journey from Washington State to Alaska.

Royal Dutch Shell presents Plan to Explore Alaskan Arctic region for Oil

On Thursday, Royal Dutch Shell presented a plan to the federal government with an aim to explore for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, once again after years of legal and logistical setbacks as well as series of opposition from environmentalists.

Shell's plan involves two drilling rigs working at the same time in the Chukchi Sea, which could generate over 400,000 barrels of oil a day.

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