Shell Readies 3 Applications for Gulf of Mexico Wells
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s biggest oil company, is preparing three exploration plans to meet new requirements for deep-water wells in the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. lifted a drilling ban, a spokeswoman said today.
Statoil ASA, the Nordic region’s biggest energy producer, has filed applications for two new wells since the moratorium ended on Oct. 12, Tony Dore, head of Statoil’s exploration unit in North America, said on Dec. 10.