CHRONOLOGY
March 14, 2013:Department of the Interior Releases Assessment of Shell's 2012 Arctic Operations
Oct. 4, 2012:Bureau of Ocean Energy Management letter confirming completion of whaling at Nuiqsut and Kaktovik and granting permission to commence exploratory drilling operations
Oct. 3, 2012:Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission letter notifying Shell that the Village of Kaktovik has completed its whaling for the year
Oct. 1, 2012:Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission letter regarding Kaktovik whaling and permitting Shell to begin drilling operations Oct. 9,2012
Sep. 26, 2012: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management letter regarding moving the Kulluk onto the drill site at Sivulliq
Sept. 20, 2012: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement letter regarding Shell's Application for a Permit to Drill Well Number 001 Sivulliq N
Sept. 20, 2012: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement authorization allowing Shell to conduct preparatory activities in the Beaufort Sea with limited activities in non-oil-bearing zones
June 21, 2012: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management letter to Shell regarding the Environmental Conditions of Approval for Shell's Revised Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan
June 13, 2012: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management confirmation of Shell 's fulfillment of Conditions #3, #5, #6, and #II of the Revised 2012 Camden Bay Exploration Plan
June 7, 2012:Shell letter regarding the fulfillment of Condition #11 of the Revised Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan
June 7, 2012:Shell letter regarding the fulfillment of Condition #3 of the Revised Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan
May 25, 2012:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opinion regarding Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approval of the Shell Exploration Plan
May 8, 2012:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Revised Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion for Oil and Gas Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas
May 4, 2012:Shell letter regarding the fulfillment of Conditions #3 and #6 of the Revised Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan
Apr. 26, 2012:Shell letter regarding the fulfillment of Conditions #5 and #11 of the Revised Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan
Apr. 16, 2012:Bureau of Ocean Energy Management letter regarding the clarification of the 11 conditions from the August 08, 2011 approval letter for the Exploration Plan
Aug. 4, 2011: Environmental Assessment - Shell Offshore, Inc., 2012 Revised Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan, Camden Bay, Beaufort Sea, Alaska, Flaxman Island Blocks 6559, 6610 & 6658, Beaufort Sea Lease Sales 195 & 202, and Finding of No Significant Impact
Aug. 4, 2011: BOEMRE Issues Conditional Approval for Shell Exploration Plan for Beaufort Sea
Aug. 4, 2011: BOEMRE Letter of Conditional Approval to Shell Offshore, Inc. for the Camden Bay, Beaufort Sea, Exploration Plan
July 5, 2011: BOEMRE Calls for Public Comment to Inform New Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment
Oct. 9, 2010:Minerals Management Service letter to Shell regarding conditional approval of the Shell Exploration Plan for the Beaufort Sea
EXPLORATION PLAN AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
- Appendix A - OCS Plan Information Forms
- Appendix B - NPD Notice of Intent
- Appendix C - NMFS Incidental Harassment Authorization
- Appendix D - Marine Mammal Plan
- Appendix E - USFWS Letter of Authorization
- Appendix F - Environmental Impact Analysis
- Appendix G - US Army Corps of Engineers Permit
- Appendix H - Plan of Cooperation Addendum
- Appendix I - Bird Plan
- Appendix J - Critical Operations and Curtailment Plan
- Appendix K - Ice Management Plan
- Appendix L - Well Control Plan
- Appendix M - Fuel Transfer Plan
Beaufort Sea Regional Exploration Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan