The white house gave Shell relative permit drilling in the Arctic. The company's projects include the study of deposits in the Chukchi sea, between Alaska and Chukotka, also in the Beaufort sea, North of the coast of Canada. The United States administration gave Shell preparatory permission to start exploratory drilling for the purpose of finding oil and gas in the Arctic. This was a true victory for oil companies, which have long tried to obtain permission for a similar kind of work in waters of the Beaufort sea and Chukchi sea. To start drilling in the Arctic ocean she will have the opportunity in the summer of 2015. The decision of the White house commented on the managing Agency of the energy resources of the oceans of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the United States, Abigail Ross Hopper. "We cautiously approached the question of considering the possibility of exploration drilling in the Chukchi sea, recognizing the existence of significant environmental and social resources in the region and setting high standards for the protection of critical fundamental ecosystem, our Arctic communities and cultural traditions of the indigenous population of Alaska", - quotes the Hopper to the newspaper the New York Times. The Shell project involves drilling in the Chukchi sea, between Alaska and Chukotka, also in the Beaufort sea, North of the coast of Canada and the American state of Alaska. According to estimates of professionals, there are large supplies of oil and gas. There is a possibility that they can give more than 20 billion barrels of oil and 2.5 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. The company is set confidently, but not in a hurry to start work in the area. Adept Shell Curtis Smith that the approval of the intention of drilling offshore in the Chukchi sea - the concept of the event, but before the beginning of works is planned for summer 2015, the firm must obtain the consent of other orders for drilling. At the same time, American environmentalists do not share the optimism of the Shell and do not confirm the decision of the White house. In their opinion, the accident in the process of drilling in Arctic waters can cause devastating consequences. Experts believe that neither the company nor the government did not want to openly assess the risks. In the summer of 2012 the Anglo-Dutch firm Shell has already received a permit to drill on the Arctic shelf, but the work was stopped by a small accident. Drilling rigs Shell stranded, and the company's activity in the region was discontinued. In the United States decided that the firm need to first remove the problems, to ensure safe operation, now after that to obtain a new permit.