Russia has set a deadline of Feb. 1 for Shell's Sakhalin-2 project to repair environmental damage or face the loss of its operating licenses, the Ria-Novosti news agency said citing a Russian federal agency.
Twelve licenses permitting work upon water were suspended on environmental grounds on Dec. 7.
The head of Russia’s Water Resources Agency Rustem Khamitov said if the violations were not resolved by Feb. 1, the licenses would be withdrawn.
Despite the necessary repair works having to be carried out during the region's harsh winter period, Khamitov said the project has the necessary technological, financial and workforce resources.
(AFX, 13/12/2006)