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Beaufort Sea

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Beaufort Sea

Section 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.

The Beaufort Sea lies in the wedge formed between Point Barrow, Alaska, the Mackenzie Delta, and northwest Banks Island, Canada. It is over 3,000 m/9,900 ft deep in places. Safe navigation is possible from late July to mid-September.



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25 and vessels would either move to the northwest during whale hunts or would leave the Beaufort Sea entirely.
Shell gets conditional OK for Beaufort drilling by DAN JOLING / AP News
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.
Shell still plans Chukchi drilling despite ruling by Yereth Rosen / Reuters Environmental Online Report
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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