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- proper noun A marginal sea of the
Arctic Ocean , betweenChukotka andAlaska .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun part of the Arctic Ocean just to the north of the Bering Strait
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Friday it offered conditional approval to the company to drill up to six exploration wells in the Chukchi Sea, which is north of Alaska.
Regulators Approve Arctic Oil Exploration Plan Tennille Tracy 2011
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Up next: the administration's decision on whether to let Shell drill in the Chukchi Sea, which is more remote.
NYT > Home Page By CLIFFORD KRAUSS 2011
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In February of this year, the Bush administration issued 487 oil leases in the Chukchi Sea, which is the coast off the west side of Alaska.
WN.com - Articles related to Air India to join Star Alliance 2010
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In February of this year, the Bush administration issued 487 oil leases in the Chukchi Sea, which is the coast off the west side of Alaska.
WN.com - Articles related to Air India to join Star Alliance 2010
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Begich said he sees the decision as a positive signal that the administration also will approve exploration in the Chukchi Sea, which is believed to hold substantial oil and gas resources.
AlaskaJournal.com | Statewide Business News for the Last Frontier 2009
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The Bush Administration in 2008 held the first lease sale in the Chukchi Sea since 1991, successfully auctioning 2.7 million acres.
Alaska's Ebbing Oil 2011
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But its agencies also have reaffirmed a Bush-era plan that authorized oil leasing in the newly designated polar bear critical habitat in the Chukchi Sea, and are considering a proposal to allow Shell Oil to drill next summer in polar bear critical habitat in the Beaufort Sea.
Environmentalists Plan To Sue Federal Government Over Failure To Protect Polar Bears AP 2011
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But its agencies also have reaffirmed a Bush-era plan that authorized oil leasing in the newly designated polar bear critical habitat in the Chukchi Sea, and are considering a proposal to allow Shell Oil to drill next summer in polar bear critical habitat in the Beaufort Sea.
Environmentalists Plan To Sue Federal Government Over Failure To Protect Polar Bears AP 2011
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Its plans for drilling in the Chukchi Sea on Alaska's northwest coast are also held up by a legal dispute.
Shrinking Oil Supplies Put Alaskan Pipeline at Risk Russell Gold 2011
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Even if permits are approved and the lawsuit is resolved quickly, Shell's Mr. Slaiby says it would take 15 years to produce oil from the remote Chukchi Sea.
Shrinking Oil Supplies Put Alaskan Pipeline at Risk Russell Gold 2011
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