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Beaufort Sea |
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Beaufort SeaSection of the Arctic Ocean off Alaska and Canada, named after the British admiral Francis Beaufort. Oil drilling is allowed only in the winter months because the sea is the breeding and migration route of bowhead whales, the staple diet of the local Inuit people.
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| 25 and vessels would either move to the northwest during whale hunts or would leave the Beaufort Sea entirely. Those Sivulliq leases were among those in the Beaufort Sea acquired by Shell for a combined $84 million in prior sales that were not affected by Friday's court ruling. The Beaufort Sea is one of the most promising areas for big oil and gas discoveries in Canada but has been largely bypassed because the region doesnCOt have pipeline access to southern markets. |
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