November 8, 2011- According to WWF-Russia, Gazprom’s European projects meet higher standards for environmental protection and transparency than its projects inside Russia. The Nord Stream offshore pipeline, to be inaugurated tomorrow, will carry natural gas from Russia to Europe. NGOs including World Wildlife Fund participated in the design of the project and approved it. In contrast, Gazprom’s Altai pipeline project and its Prirazlomnoye oil field development in the Pechora Sea are characterized by “information secrecy, noncooperation with NGOs and even direct violations of the Russian law and international obligations,” according to a statement posted on WWF-Russia’s website.
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