Environmental groups expressed outrage today as oil giant Shell moved to appoint a “crisis management” public relations officer for its troubled multi-billion dollar Sakhalin project in Russia’s Far East...just three weeks after one of its dredging vessels ran aground causing a Category 2 oil spill at Kholmsk on Sakhalin. The spill stretched along five kilometers of coast and left local residents ill. Environmentalists had previously criticized Shell for not having an effective spill response plan and were furious when their fears proved well founded.