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Noble Corp. is working with authorities on investigations related to Royal Dutch Shell plc’s Alaska offshore drilling program, but it also is preparing a vessel for Shell to use this summer, the CEO said Thursday.

Royal Dutch Shell plc has clinched a production sharing agreement in Ukraine to explore shale gas deposits in the Yuzivske gas field, which may evolve into the “largest investment in Ukrainian history,” according to the nation’s energy minister.

Royal Dutch Shell plc and Qatar Petroleum provided a natural gas-based jet fuel to Qatar Airways earlier this month for the first commercial flight from Qatar’s Doha International to London Heathrow.

Royal Dutch Shell plc and Qatar Petroleum have teamed up with Qatar Airways to produce a natural gas-based aviation jet fuel, which was used on a commercial jetliner from Qatar last week.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said last week he is concerned about a series of incidents involving Royal Dutch Shell plc’s operations offshore Alaska and hopes an investigation will determine how to move forward.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he is concerned about a series of incidents involving Royal Dutch Shell plc’s operations offshore Alaska and hopes an investigation will determine how to move forward.

Late Monday morning in Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell plc’s formerly grounded Kulluk drilling rig arrived safely at Kiliuda Bay. The rig had been refloated Sunday night and towed to its new location Monday morning.

Over New Year’s Eve U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) crews contended with an Arctic storm while assisting Royal Dutch Shell plc’s grounded drillship The Kulluk on the southeast shoreline of Sitkalidak Island, AK. Shell emphasized that the grounding is a maritime accident and not related to drilling, and that there was no risk of an oil spill.

A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc has been given another six months to decide whether to purchase property in western Pennsylvania for a proposed “world scale” ethane cracker in the heart of the Marcellus Shale.