The Observer: Shell halts crucial Sakhalin pipeline project
Nick Mathiason
Sunday May 2, 2004
Shell, the embattled oil giant, faces a fresh blow this weekend as one of its most important gas projects, already billions over budget, falls into deepening crisis.
Fears are growing that its $12 billion (£6.7bn) development in Eastern Siberia could wipe out the last remaining Asian grey whales. Shell has conceded its pipeline will have to be dug deeper beneath the seabed than it had planned, threatening the endangered species’ habitat.