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Video: Gov. Bill Walker on Shell's decision to cease Arctic oil exploration

Alaska Governor Bill Walker discusses Royal Dutch Shell's announcement that it will abandon its Arctic oil exploration efforts in Alaska's Chukchi Sea after finding reserves were "insufficient" to merit continued exploration.

The company cited the high costs of drilling, disappointing test drilling results and an "unpredictable" regulatory environment leading up to the decision to kill its Arctic drilling program, which followed billions in spending in recent years.

READ MORE: Shell blames high costs, regulatory uncertainty in abandoning offshore oil exploration in Alaska's Arctic

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