Shell To Have Troubles With Sakhalin Project: World Wildlife Fund

The World Wildlife Fund said yesterday that a new survey showed the feeding patterns of the last remaining 100 Western Pacific whales were already being hit by preparations for Sakhalin 2 gas project in Russia, developed by Shell.

The developments came as Shell confirmed plans to increase its overall annual capital spending by 27% to $19bn to pay for the rising cost of various projects including Sakhalin, a huge oil and liquefied gas installation on an island off Russia's east coast.