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Article

30 Jun 2005

Author:
Environment News Service

Sakhalin Indigenous People Blockade Oil Development [Russia]

Sakhalin's indigenous people have blocked roads leading to oil and gas facility projects for two days to support their demands for an assessment of how the projects are affecting them and compensation for damages...The same groups demonstrated in January against Sakhalin Energy, Shell-led consortium that includes Mitsui and Mitsubishi, and ExxonMobil...Sakhalin Energy Investment Company...points to a three-party agreement with the Sakhalin Oblast Administration, members of the Indigenous Peoples of Sakhalin (IP) and other oil and gas companies...[and] says it is currently developing a long-term...Indigenous Peoples Development Plan. [also refers to Credit Suisse First Boston]