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Runaway rig grounded on Alaskan coast

SHELL has suffered another setback in its Arctic drilling campaign with an oil rig grounded on the Alaskan coastline, calling into question the company's decision to resume drilling there in the summer. By <b>Bianca Bartucciotto</b>

Runaway rig grounded on Alaskan coast

The rig broke away from its two tow ships on December 31 and was eventually grounded at 9pm Alaska time. The US Coast Guard is leading an effort to contain the 567,000 litres of oil within the rig....

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