Shell, and its partner, Chevron, have boosted their oil and gas arsenal in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by starting production from a deepwater project more than seven years after the original hydrocarbon discovery.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to undo the offshore drilling ban, sparking a backlash from climate activists, who threaten to take the new Trump administration to court if it attempts to unravel these ocean protections.
