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Shell promises Arctic drilling will be safe

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Source: CBC News

Shell Oil Co. will take additional steps to ensure the safety of exploratory drilling it plans in the Arctic this summer off a coast shared with Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the company has told regulators.

President Marvin Odum outlined nine additional measures from its original proposal, in a letter to federal regulators dated May 14.

Critics say the company still isn't equipped to clean up a spill in the remote waters off Alaska's northern coast, and drilling should be delayed.

Odum outlined Shell's measures in a letter dated Friday to Minerals Management Service director Elizabeth Birnbaum.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/05/19/shell-arctic-drilling.html

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | 3:32 PM ET

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