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1984 Shell Arctic Offshore Platform Patent

This 1984 patent filed by Shell Oil Company for an Arctic offshore drilling structure is part of a larger collection of documents assembled by the Smoke & Fumes project of the Center for International Environmental Law. The patent demonstrates Shell’s efforts to fortify its offshore platforms for extreme ice flow in the Alaska region. Based […]

1980 Imperial Oil Slide on Atlantic Offshore Activities

This 1980 document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is an assessment of the prospects and associated risks of Atlantic offshore development. This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow Imperial Oil Archive Collection. 1980 Atlantic Offshore Activities, Imperial Oil Ltd. (PDF) […]