New York Times | Shell Exits Arctic as Oil Slump Forces Industry to Retrench New York Times Royal Dutch Shell ended its expensive and fruitless nine-year effort to explore for oil in the Alaskan Arctic on Monday in another sign that the entire industry is trimming its ambitions in the wake of collapsing oil prices. The decision came after one ... Shell has frozen its Arctic oil drilling – but it's still hungry for fossil fuels Shell Oil Abandons Controversial Drilling Off Alaska's Shore Shell Halts Alaska Offshore Exploration After Failing to Find Enough Oil |