Associated Press – October 11, 2007 3:04 PM ET
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Shell Oil has found a friend in the federal government.
Government lawyers this week filed papers arguing that the court challenges should be thrown out preventing the Dutch oil company from going forward with its exploratory drilling plan in the Beaufort Sea.
A court in San Francisco has blocked Shell’s exploratory drilling plan in the Beaufort at the request of the North Slope Borough, environmental groups and other organizations.