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The rig tapped to embark on Shell's Arctic drilling programme set sail for the Beaufort Sea this week, as the Anglo-Dutch supermajor moved a step closer to launching its exploration plan off Alaska. The Conical Drilling Unit Kulluk departed on its two-week journey from Dutch Harbour on Monday, but delays related to lingering sea ice and permitting issues have already forced Shell to scale back its plans for the year in the Arctic. Shell is now reportedly planning to drill just two wells this summer. At the forefront of the delays is the completion of a containment system in the case of Shell losing control of one of its wells.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it received a five-year contract from Shell Canada Energy for front end engineering design, engineering, procurement, construction support, commissioning support and related services for the Jackpine Mine Tailings and Infrastructure Program.

USD$1.7 billion in high bids out of a total USD$2.6 billion for all bids was drawn for the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale. 593 bids on 454 tracts covering 2.4 million acres of the 39 million acres total offered were bid on by 56 operators.

Wood Group Mustang was awarded a multiyear engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) framework agreement from Shell Oil Products US. The agreement covers Shells pipeline and terminal projects located in the Gulf Coast region.

    Largest global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings to the energy industry MRC Global Inc.

The independent appeals board of the Environmental Protection Agency have upheld final air pollution permits required by Royal Dutch Shell to launch a drilling project in the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska this summer.

   Nineteen bids to explore oil off the coast of Uruguay have been submitted by nine energy companies.

      In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their oil sand bitumen upgrader, the Scotford Upgrader in Edmonton, Alberta, Shell Canada Limited is proposing the Shell Quest CCS Project, a fully integrated project involving the capture, transport, injection and storage of carbon dioxide.

    As operator, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced first oil production at the Caesar/Tonga development in the Green Canyon portion of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Shell Global Solutions International B.V. has awarded Genesis an Enterprise Framework Agreement covering subsea umbilical rises and flowlines, engineering and project management services. The contract to be initially managed by Genesis’ Houston office, will focus on Shell’s Gulf of Mexico and Brazil activities for a duration of five years with the option to extend the agreement for another five years.