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Alaska News Nightly: January 3, 2013
2 More Teams Assess Kulluk Drilling Rig; Environmental Groups Call For Halt In Issuing Offshore Arctic Drilling Permits; Officials Investigate Big Midtown Anchorage Apartment Fire; Analyst Alleges Mismanagement Of TAPS; Don Young Sworn In For 21st Term; Petersburg Becomes 19th Borough In Alaska; Sitka Salmon Shares: A Real-Life Lesson In Food Sustainability
2 More Teams Assess Kulluk Drilling Rig
Two more assessment teams were put on the Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk today (Thursday) to continue determining the extent of damage caused by its grounding on New Year’s Eve near Kodiak Island. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard says it should be able to balance its role in the recovery efforts with its responsibility to assure safety in winter fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.
Crew Assesses Inside of Kulluk Rig
A five-person assessment team spent about three hours aboard the grounded Shell drilling rig Kulluk yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. Weather conditions around Sitkalidak Island improved enough that a Coast Guard helicopter was able to lower the men and an emergency towing package by hoist to the deck of the rig.
No Fuel Spill Reported at Site of Kulluk Grounding
As of early this morning the grounded Shell Exploration drilling rig Kulluk is reported as remaining stable with no oil spill pollution observed. That word from the Unified Command office at 6:50 this morning. It echoes the latest situation reports from the Command, made up of industry, state, federal and local agencies. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s situation report concurs.
Consultant Says Gulf of Alaska Weather Is Typical For Winter
Former University of Alaska professor and current oil spill response consultant Rick Steiner says the weather the Kulluk encountered is typical for the Gulf in winter, and he says the problem is that Shell didn’t prepare.
Alaska News Nightly: January 2, 2013
No Fuel Spill Reported At Site Of Kulluk Grounding; Consultant Says Gulf of Alaska Weather Is Typical For Winter; Pair Of Vessels Sink In Jakalof Bay; Curry Onboard As UFA Director; Harvest Allocations For Bristol Bay Drifters, Setnetters Remain Unchanged; Major Repairs on the Horizon for the State Capitol Building; Alaska Arctic Policy Commission To Address Statewide, National Arctic Issues; AVCP Housing Authority Opens New Offices
Shell Drill Rig Runs Aground
The Kulluk grounded on the southeast shoreline of Sitkalidak Island (between the north edge of Ocean Bay and Partition Cove) at approximately 9 p.m. on December 31, 2012. The shoreline of Partition Cove is primarily comprised of mixed sand and gravel beaches. Severe weather conditions continue to impact operations.
Alaska News Nightly: December 31, 2012
Coast Guard Still Assisting Crew Of Shell Drill Rig; Autism Bill, Other Measure Take Effect Tuesday; Congress Remains In Deadlock On Fiscal Cliff Deal; Suspect In Mail Thefts Arrested; Lance Mackey Wins Top of the World 350; Long-Time APD Officer Retires; Rasmuson Foundation Pledges Millions To Arts In Alaska; Alcohol Abuse Not Always Talked About In Rural Alaska
Alaska News Nightly: December 28, 2012
Senate Passes Disaster Relief Bill; EPA Administrator To Step Down; High Court Orders Redistricting Plan Be Redrawn; Tug Towing Drill Rig Having Engine Problems; Longliners Seek Delegation’s Support For Electronic Monitoring; Suit Filed Over Fisheries Observer Program; Jensen Maritime Honored For Design Of ‘Northern Leader’; Calista Announces Creation of New Subsidiary; Popp Family Meets Long-Lost Sibling
Tug Towing Drilling Rig Having Engine Problems
Problems continue for Shell Oil’s mobile drilling rigs in Alaska waters. The tug towing the Kulluk, which left Dutch Harbor last Friday, is having engine trouble in 20-foot seas about 50 miles south of Kodiak Island.
Shell Drill Rigs Swap Out in Unalaska
Shell’s Kulluk drill rig is back in Unalaska after spending the fall in the Beaufort Sea, but it may not be around for long. Shell previously said the Kulluk would overwinter in Unalaska at its custom dock in Captain’s Bay, but spokesperson Kelly op de Weegh now says that it may go south for maintenance.
Kulluk Drill Rig Will Winter in Unalaska
Shell’s Noble Discoverer drill rig is docked in Unalaska and the Kulluk is on its way after a series of delays. Popular Mechanics reports that detaching the Kulluk from its mooring system and getting it under tow was delayed. The drilling season ended last week, but because of deteriorating weather conditions in the Beaufort Sea, the company hadn’t been able to refuel the Aiviq - an icebreaking tug that will tow the Kulluk - and below-zero conditions were keeping helicopters grounded.
Shell Concludes Exploratory Drilling Operations In Arctic Ocean
Shell Oil must stop its drilling operation in the Arctic Ocean by midnight. The Department of Interior established Oct. 31 as the deadline for drilling to prevent any possible disaster from sea ice. Environmental groups call this year’s drilling season was a failure.
Shell Begins Prep Work In Beaufort Sea
For the past month, Shell has been drilling top holes in the Chukchi Sea. Now, they're doing preparatory work in the Beaufort, too. The drill rig Kulluk went into action Wednesday afternoon and will spend the rest of the month developing two 1,500-foot casings in the Beaufort. Shell plans to extend those top holes down into hydrocarbon layers next summer.
Shell Rig Anchors At Chukchi Drill Site
After months of delays and mishaps, Shell could start drilling in the Arctic over the weekend. The company had hoped to begin earlier this week, but stormy weather in the Chukchi Sea has delayed preparations.
Second Shell Drill Ship Leaves Unalaska for the Arctic
After weeks of delays and public mishaps, Shell is making some progress on its Arctic drilling expedition — and they’re asking the federal government to meet them halfway.
Shell Drill Rig Departs For Arctic
As promised, one of Shell Oil’s drill rigs left Unalaska Monday and is now bound for the Arctic. The Kulluk drill ship departed early Monday afternoon, along with two of Shell’s tugboats, the Guardsman and the Warrior. Alaska marine pilot Richard Entenmann navigated the Kulluk, and he says the crew seemed happy to be heading north.
Alaska News Nightly: August 20, 2012
Project Would Electrify Alaska; Kenai King Concerns Prompt Disaster Declaration Request; Shell Drill Rig Departs For Arctic; Sea Ice Withdrawal Expected To Reach Record Levels; Prop 1 Would Allow Local Option Of Increasing Residential Property Tax Exemptions; Wildfire Near Fairbanks Grows Over Weekend; Wrangell Assembly Wants To Take Away Many Hospital Board Powers; Sightseeing Cruise Strikes Rock, Takes On Water
Alaska Native, Conservation Groups Challenge Shell Air Permit
Nine Alaska Native and conservation groups have challenged a federal air permit granted by the Environmental Protection Agency for a second Shell Oil drilling rig intended for Arctic waters.
Alaska News Nightly: November 29, 2011
Postal Service Calls for Bypass Mail Changes, Season’s Last Fuel Delivery Unable to Make it to Nome, Alaska Native, Conservation Groups Challenge Shell Air Permit, Chinook Conditions Expected Through Weekend, AHF Awarded Grant to Expand Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion Program, FCC Launching Program Expanding Rural Broadband Access, Groups Suing State For Failure to Approve Water Rights Application, All New Alaska Outlaw Playing Cards Released,