OREANDA-NEWS. October 9, 2007. AEA Technology International Consultancy published the Sakhalin-2 project independent environmental due diligence report.

AEA report states that Health, Safety, Environmental and Social Action Plan (HSESAP) developed by Sakhalin Energy for Sakhalin-2 project generally meets Russian and international legislative requirements related to the environmental and industrial safety.
In particular, the report emphasizes the activities of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, safety management of drilling muds, upgrade of municipal landfills, year round use of double hulled tankers, development of an effective Indigenous Minorities Development Plan, provision of funds to social projects and sustainable development programs, as well as the upgrade of the health care infrastructure.

“Further Sakhalin Energy HSE plans meet a large majority of the requirements against which the project has been assessed and the Company’s individual activities obviously deserve appreciation,” states the report.