After investing seven years and $7 billion in hopes of finding a mother lode of oil in the American Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell PLC is scrapping its Chukchi Sea drilling program and ending exploration ...

The Merlin-1X exploration well, which began drilling in April 2026, is the tenth to be drilled under the licence.

Shell (LSE:SHEL) and its partners reported a significant light oil discovery at the Merlin-1X well offshore Namibia, describing it as an improvement on previous drilling results in the area. The ...

The Coast Guard yesterday established a “safety zone” and a “voluntary free speech area” around the Fennica, an icebreaking ship under contract with Royal Dutch Shell PLC, protecting the ship and ...

(AP) There’s no indication of a fuel leak from a petroleum drilling vessel that ran aground on a remote Alaska island, the Coast Guard said of a maritime accident that has refueled debate over oil ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shell Oil Co. is taking the offensive against environmental groups that have put legal roadblocks in the company's path to offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The ...

Supermajor to drill additional wells in Queensland to shore up supply for its QCLNG export terminal, as well as the domestic market European supermajor Shell is gearing up for a major drilling ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shell Oil says it has begun exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s north coast as it continues to drill in the neighboring Chukchi Sea. Musk’s underground ...