US Senators sent a letter urging the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to halt all offshore oil and gas drilling permits in the Arctic region.
“We are writing to express our extreme disappointment in the Administration’s recent decision to approve drilling in the Chukchi Sea within the Arctic Ocean. We strongly urge the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to halt all offshore oil and gas drilling permits in the Arctic Region, given the extreme and treacherous conditions and the severely limited capacity for response and cleanup.”
“Opening development on a new fossil fuel reservoir in the Arctic not only puts the natural resources, ecosystems and the dependent communities at risk, it also contradicts the President’s Climate Action Plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions and reduce climate change. It is an unacceptable and irresponsible decision.”
Last month, BSEE inspected an oil spill response equipment staged to support Shell’s Chukchi Sea oil response plan.
BSEE Director Brian Salerno’s commented when demonstration completed:
“Arctic operations require extra effort to prevent safety or environmental incidents. We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure operators have addressed all relevant risks. It is equally important that operators be prepared to respond in the event of an incident, especially in a scenario which threatens the environment. This exercise is part of a comprehensive effort to verify the readiness of the necessary response capability.”
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