Royal Dutch Shell Plc  .com Rotating Header Image

The Wall Street Journal: Russia Seeks Halt To Sakhalin Work Citing Mudslides

By a WALL STREET JOURNAL Staff Reporter
August 4, 2006

Russia’s Natural Resources Ministry called on a consortium led by Royal Dutch Shell PLC to suspend pipe-laying work at a giant oil and liquefied-natural-gas project on Sakhalin, citing possible mudslides on the Pacific island.

The statement came as the ministry began a monthlong audit of the Sakhalin II project, where negotiations have stalled between the Sakhalin Energy consortium and OAO Gazprom on the state-run natural-gas monopoly’s efforts to acquire a stake. That deal is seen as the Kremlin’s latest bid to ratchet up its control of the energy sector.

The ministry said it received a report that found the pipeline was in danger of being damaged by mudslides where it meets the coast and traverses the hundreds of rivers and streams that cross the island.

This website and sisters royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, and shellnews.net, are owned by John Donovan. There is also a Wikipedia segment.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Comment Rules

  • Please show respect to the opinions of others no matter how seemingly far-fetched.
  • Abusive, foul language, and/or divisive comments may be deleted without notice.
  • Each blog member is allowed limited comments, as displayed above the comment box.
  • Comments must be limited to the number of words displayed above the comment box.
  • Please limit one comment after any comment posted per post.