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Shell to Axe Offshore Alaska Ops After Burger J Fails to Deliver

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Shell to Axe Offshore Alaska Ops After Burger J Fails to Deliver
Shell has reported an update on the Burger J exploration well, located in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea. The Burger J well is approximately 150 miles from Barrow, Alaska, in about 150 feet of water. Shell safely drilled the well to a total depth of 6800 feet this summer in a basin that demonstrates many of the key attributes of a major petroleum basin. For an area equivalent to half the size of the Gulf of Mexico, this basin remains substantially under-explored.

Shell has found indications of oil and gas in the Burger J well, but these are not sufficient to warrant further exploration in the Burger prospect. The well will be sealed and abandoned in accordance with U.S. regulations.

Marvin Odum, Director, Shell Upstream Americas, said: "The Shell Alaska team has operated safely and…

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