Despite regulatory and exploration setbacks for the arctic waters off the coast of Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell said it was keen on protecting its regional assets. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in August awarded Shell with one permit to start drilling an exploration well into oil-bearing zones in the Burger prospect in the arctic waters off the coast of Alaska. A federal study of the Burger prospect from 2004 described it as likely the largest reserve pool of its kind off the Alaskan coast Last month, Shell said it found evidence of oil and natural gas in its Burger exploration well, but not enough to warrant […]