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Shell official says issue in Chukchi Sea court ruling can be fixed

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Juneau (Platts)–31Jan2014/1257 pm EST/1757 GMT

Shell’s decision not to proceed with 2014 drilling in the Chukchi Sea was a tough one for the company, but the silver lining in the US Circuit Court of Appeals decision that scuttled Shell’s plan was the fact that the court only agreed with the plaintiffs on one narrow issue, which can be remedied, a senior company official said Thursday in an interview. Unfortunately, the repair job cannot be done in time for Shell to drill this summer, said Shell’s Alaska president, Pete Slaiby. The issue is now back in an Alaska US District Court.

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