21:39 | 21/ 02/ 2007
MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) — Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] and Sakhalin Energy, operator of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia’s Pacific Coast, are working to remedy environmental damage caused by the project, a Gazprom official said Wednesday.
The ambitious project, formerly led by Shell, was subjected to months of intense pressure last year from Russian authorities, who accused it of causing serious environmental damage to Sakhalin Island, including deforestation, toxic waste dumping and soil erosion.