It was a case of save the whales but lose the CEO on the island of Sakhalin off the far-east coast of Russia last month.
Sakhalin Energy, a multi-billion dollar oil and gas project whose majority shareholder is Shell, is rethinking plans to build an offshore pipeline in the Piltun-Astokhskoye field ?to ensure minimal disturbance to the western grey whale?.
Environmental NGOs are concerned that the Sakhalin projects, both those of Sakhalin Energy and of a consortium led by Exxon-Mobil, will disturb the endangered species: scientists believe there are fewer than 100 individuals extant.
Following the announcement of the pipeline...
