(Guardian, Aug 4, 2006) Shell has clashed with the Russian government over an oil project off Sakhalin Island which has already attracted the wrath of environmentalists and run way over budget. The latest setback comes days after Shell, BP and other western firms were hit by a back-tax claim, albeit much smaller than the one which finally sent Yukos into bankruptcy this week.
The natural resources ministry in Moscow says it will go to court to halt construction of a Shell pipeline that could be a safety hazard because part of it is susceptible to mudslides. ';We are waiting for the end of August. We need to get some more documents. After that we'll prepare a lawsuit for the arbitration court in Sakhalin demanding to suspend construction,'; said Oleg Mitvol, deputy head of the ministry's inspectorate.
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