Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell said it has hit hydrocarbons with its Whale wildcat in the deep-water US Gulf of Mexico and confirmed it is drilling ahead on its next exploration probe elsewhere in the ...

The Deepwater Horizon accident last April put a halt to offshore drilling -- not just in the Gulf of Mexico but in Alaska, too. Despite that, Shell is pushing ahead with plans to drill an exploratory ...

Shell’s drill rig, the Kulluk, is grounded in the Gulf of Alaska. (Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) The rig, was being towed south from the Beaufort Sea after taking part in the first offshore oil ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government on Friday gave Shell Oil Co. the green light to drill up to six exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea near Alaska, but major hurdles still remain before the company ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than ...

HOUSTON — Shell Oil Co. said last week it has set a world water-depth record by drilling and completing an oil well in 9,356 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. The well is part of Shell's Perdido ...