Shell pulls Beaufort Sea plan, eyes two wells in 2010

摘要

New York-Shell as expected has withdrawn its controversial drilling plan for the Beaufort Sea offshore Alaska and plans to submit a new plan for 2010 that aims at drilling two wells rather than four, the company said May 6. Shell told the US Minerals Management Service on May 5 that it had withdrawn the 2007-2009 plan, which expires at year-end, the company said in a statement.