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	Sakhalin Oblast travel guide - Wikitravel
		Sakhalin Oblast is a region in Southeastern Russia, located directly to the north of Japan, and consisting of Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Island chain.
		Sakhalin: Known as Karafuto by the Japanese, is a large and very sparsely populated island which was a center of a long power struggle between Russia/USSR and Japan for control of its large oil and gas resources.
		Hokkaido – Japan's northernmost island paradise for skiing, hot springs, and delicious regional cuisine is a relatively short ferry ride away from Sakhalin, although there are no regular ferries between the Kurils and Hokkaido due to the political conflict.
	wikitravel.org /en/Sakhalin_Oblast (561 words)

	Of sakhalin - Sakhalin issues 'settled' - as Russia takes 50% stake \| \| Guardian
		Sakhalin Oblast (Russian: Сахали́нская о́бласть, Sakhalinskaya Oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
		Sakhalin Island, a former penal colony located off the east coast of Russia and to the north of Japan, holds vast hydrocarbon resources.
		Everyone who finds himself in the territory of the oblast is obliged to honor the flag of Sakhalin Oblast and show it respect.
	xn--xhq750avr4b.com /pwtm/of-sakhalin.html (460 words)

	Russia Adoption Blog - The Regions, Altai, Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk, Chuvashia, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Jewish ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Chelyabinsk Oblast is at the crossroads of the European and Asian sides of Russia, at the foot of the Urals mountains.
		It borders the Komi Republic, and the Bashkortostan, Udmurtia, Kirovskaya and Sverdlovskaya Oblasts.
		It is bordered by Omsk and Tomsk oblasts, Kemerovo Oblast and Altai Krai.
	russia.adoptionblogs.com /index.php?cat=646 (1696 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sakhalin Oblast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ivan Pavlovich Malakhov is the governor of Sakhalin Oblast.
		Flag of Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast (Russian:) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), with an area of 44,100 kmÂ², and a population of 1,005,276 (according to the 2002 All-Russian Population Census).
		Sakhalin Oblast (Template:Lang-ru) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sakhalin-Oblast (4531 words)

	SAKHALIN,
		The island of Sakhalin is some 965 km (600 mi) long from N to S; the width varies from about 24 to 160 km (15 to 100 mi).
		The principal city on the island and capital of the oblast is
		Sakhalin was subsequently used as a penal colony.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=221337 (420 words)

	Sakhalin Oblast - Free net encyclopedia
		Sakhalin Oblast (Template:Lang-ru) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
		The 1686 Nerchinsk Treaty reaffirmed Sakhalin as Chinese territory.
		Sakhalin became known to Europeans from the travels of Ivan Moskvitin and Martin Gerritz de Vries in the 17th century, and still better from those of Jean-FranГ§ois de La PГ©rouse (1787) and Ivan Krusenstern (1805).
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Sakhalin_Oblast (1085 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Sakhalin Oblast (, Sakhalinskaya Oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprised of the island of Sakhalin and Kuril Islands.
		The oblast has an area of 87,100 kmÂ² and a population of 546,695 (2002 Census).
		All in all, 127 distinct ethnic groups are listed for the oblast (0.3% of the population did not state their nationality during the Census).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sakhalin_Oblast (1038 words)

	Coast Range Salmon Reclamation Project: Sakhalin
		Sakhalin is separated from the mainland by the narrow and shallow Mamiya Strait or Strait of Tartary, which often freezes in winter in its narrower part, and from Hokkaido (Japan) by the Soya Strait or Strait of La Pérouse.
		Sakhalin is the largest island of the Russian Federation, being 948 km (589 miles) long, and 25 to 170 km (16 to 105 miles) wide, with an area of 78,000 km² (30,100 mi²).
		The Yezo (or Yeddo) spruce (Picea jezoensis), the Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinsis) and the Daurian larch (Larix gmelinii) are the chief trees; on the upper parts of the mountains are the Siberian dwarf pine (Pinus pumila) and the Kurile bamboo (Arundinaria kurilei).
	tomlayton.blogs.com /crsrp/2006/08/sakhalin.html (2911 words)

	Sakhalin Oblast - Definition, explanation
		The Sakhalin Oblast (Russian: Сахали́нская о́бласть) is a regional subdivision of Russia.
		Besides from people from other parts of the former Soviet Union, Sakhalin is home to Nivkh and Ainu, with the latter having lost their language in Sakhalin recently.
		Between 1905 and 1945 the southern part of Sakhalin Island (or Karafuto Island, Krafto in Ainu), along with some surrounding islands was controlled by Japan as the Prefecture of Karafuto.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sa/sakhalin_oblast.php (254 words)

	Travel East Russia - Sakhalin Oblast and the Kurile Islands
		It is separated from the mainland of the Far East by the Tartar Strait, borders the Pacific Ocean on the east and the Sea of Ohotsk to the north.
		In the south, Sakhalin is separated by the La Perouse Strait between Sakhalin Island and the Japanese Island of Hokaido.
		The climate in Sakhalin is mild compared to that of the Khabarovski Krai because it is influenced by the sea.
	www.traveleastrussia.com /sakhalin.html (4329 words)

	RIA Novosti - Russia - Sakhalin II environmental damage yet to be determined - Mitvol
		Oleg Mitvol, who is currently on the island of Sakhalin leading the Sakhalin II probe, said inspectors from the Federal Service for the Oversight of Natural Resources must present their conclusions on the results of the probe by October 20.
		The Sakhalin II project, which is run by the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company and operated by Royal Dutch Shell, comprises an oil field with associated gas, a natural gas field with associated condensate production, a pipeline, a liquefied natural gas plant and an LNG export terminal.
		The possible suspension of the project means Sakhalin Energy will be unable to execute plans to develop a crucial LNG plant, which will put in jeopardy contracts with Japan, South Korea and the United States on deliveries of liquefied natural gas, due to start in 2008.
	en.rian.ru /russia/20060928/54338312.html (903 words)

	FROM THE TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH TO THE SOVIET-JAPANESE WAR
		A Sakhalin Island Congress of Soviets of Workers', Peasants' and Red Army Deputies was held in March of 1920, at which all power on north Sakhalin was then transferred to the Soviets.
		From 1936 to 1938, the de facto dictator of the north half of the island was the head of the Sakhalin Oblast directorate of the NKVD, brigade commander Vladimir Drekov.
		From 1926 to 1940 the population of north Sakhalin grew by almost a factor of 12 (from 10,000 to 117,000).
	www.sakhalin.ru /Engl/Region/book/from_portsmouth.htm (3444 words)

	Sakhalin Region (Russia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The flag of Sakhalin Oblast — a subject of the Russian Federation — is a symbol of Sakhalin Oblast as a state-territorial entity in the structure of the Russian Federation.
		The flag of Sakhalin Oblast is a rectangular bunting of the color of the waves of the sea (dark blue with an emerald-green tinge); in the central part of the fabric is an outline representation of Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands in white, forming the unitary Sakhalin Oblast.
		The flag of Sakhalin Oblast may be placed in the offices of the governor of Sakhalin Oblast, the chairman of the Sakhalin Oblast Council, the official heads of oblast organs of executive authority, and organs of local self-government.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ru-sak.html (998 words)

	Sakhalin-1 Project - Oil and gas project on northeast shelf of Sakhalin island (Project Information - Location) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sakhalin island is situated along the eastern coastline of the Russian mainland, immediately north of the Japanese island Hokkaido.
		The Odoptu Oil and Gas Field is located on the northeastern Sakhalin shelf on the Piltun Bay latitude, 6 to 10 kilometers off the Sea of Okhotsk shoreline.
		The Chayvo Oil and Gas Field is located on the northeastern Sakhalin shelf on the Chayvo Bay latitude, 5 to 15 kilometers off the Sea of Okhotsk shoreline.
	www.sakhalin1.com /project/prj_location.asp (416 words)

	News \| TimesDaily.com \| TimesDaily \| Florence, AL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sakhalin (, ; Japanese: or); Chinese: åº«é ; also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45Â°50' and 54Â°24' N. It is part of Russia and is its largest island, administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast.
		Sakhalin is separated from the mainland by the narrow and shallow Mamiya Strait or Strait of Tartary, which often freezes in winter in its narrower part, and from HokkaidÅ (Japan) by the Soya Strait or Strait of La PÃ©rouse.
		The Yezo (or Yeddo) spruce (Picea jezoensis), the Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinsis) and the Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii) are the chief trees; on the upper parts of the mountains are the Siberian dwarf pine (Pinus pumila) and the Kurile bamboo (Arundinaria kurilei).
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sakhalin (2998 words)

	Whales May Not Survive Sakhalin Oil Operations, Panel Finds
		The shareholders are Shell Sakhalin Holdings, the operator of the project and holder of 55 percent of the shares; Mitsui Sakhalin Holdings, holder of 25 percent; and Diamond Gas Sakhalin, a Mitsubishi company, which holds 20 percent.
		Sakhalin Energy’s CEO Ian Craig said, “We recognize the fragility of the western gray whale population and the potential threat to its survival from cumulative threats throughout their geographic range.
		For instance, the panel said Sakhalin Energy had not provided "a comprehensive, quantitative comparison of the three pipeline alternatives under consideration." The base case pipeline route poses additional risks because it crosses the southern portion of the primary whale foraging area and is near the mouth of Piltun Lagoon.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/feb2005/2005-02-17-03.asp (1983 words)

	"Economic Development and the Environment" on the Sakhalin Offshore Oil and Gas Development(1)
		Unfortunately, however, there is also evidence that commitment to the solution of ecological problems has waned since the early 1990s, both at the political level and at the grassroots level, as the nation has plunged into a prolonged economic crisis and most Russians are more preoccupied with their everyday concerns than with ecological issues.
		It is against this background that both the Russian government and the Sakhalin Oblast administration are promoting the development of oil and gas reserves in Sakhalin.
		The Sakhalin Oblast administration wants the oil to be transported to the south of Sakhalin through a pipeline that it assumes can be used for both Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2.
	src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp /sakhalin/eng/71/akaha1.html (2276 words)

	IUCN Global Marine Programme Sakhalin II Project
		Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Limited (SEIC) is a consortium of companies developing oil and gas reserves in the Sea of Okhotsk off the northeast coast of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.
		SEIC is implementing the Sakhalin II Production-Sharing Agreement (PSA), an agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Sakhalin Oblast, and SEIC.
		It is in response to this widespread concern that IUCN is convening the ISRP.
	www.iucn.org /themes/marine/sakhalin/isrp/index.htm (874 words)

	Sakhalin in Brief – Special reports – Vladivostok News
		Sakhalin Oblast is officially considered an impoverished region of Russia, Rybak Sakhalina recently reported.
		Along with Sakhalin, other regions considered to be impoverished are Dagestan, Adygeya, Karacharevo-Cherkessiya, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, the Mary El Republic, Altaisky Krai, Khakhasia, Tuva, Buryatia, Chitiniskaya Oblast, the Jewish Autonomous Region, and Chukotsky Autonomous Region.
		Sakhalin officials fear, however, that the transfer will strip the region's workforce of skilled labor and will not resolve fishing conflicts in international waters, as it was supposed to do.
	vn.vladnews.ru /issue163/Special_reports/Sakhalin_in_Brief (721 words)

	Information about Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
		The city and oblast administration offices are located on the square, and the drama theater, philharmonic, and various museums are nearby.
		Although the islands are part of Sakhalinskaya Oblast, the attack was launched from the much closer land mass of Kamchatka.
		Four thousand soldiers died in an all-out assault to recapture these strategically located islands from the Japanese in the last days of the war (the islands were liberated from the 20-28th of August, 1945).
	www.travelkamchatka.com /azulay.htm (3564 words)

	Oil Production Starts Offshore Sakhalin Island
		The support from both the Russian Federation and the Sakhalin Oblast, and the participation of Russian technical institutes and Russian industry have been instrumental in achieving first production on an accelerated schedule from the Commencement Date of the Project June 1996.
		Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. is a project company, established in April 1994 for the purpose of the implementation and development of the Sakhalin-II Project.
		The shareholders in Sakhalin Energy, including their respective ownership interests in Sakhalin Energy and parent companies' places of incorporation, are: Marathon Sakhalin Limited (parent company, US, 37.5%), Mitsui Sakhalin Holdings B.V. (parent company, Japan, 25%), Shell Sakhalin Holdings B.V. (parent company, the Netherlands, 25%) and Diamond Gas Sakhalin B.V. (parent company Mitsubishi, Japan, 12.5%).
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/07-16-1999/0000983128 (459 words)

	Sakhalin Oblast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sakhalin Oblast includes Sakhalin Island and the chain of the Kuril Islands.
		Sakhalin lies off the shore of Khabarovsk Krai in South East Siberia to the north of the northernmost Japanese island Hokkaido, whereas the chain of the Kurils, forming the southern border of the Sea of Okhotsk stretches from Kamchatka Peninsula to Hokkaido.
		The dominant features of Sakhalin's economy are fishing, lumber, and coal mining in the south and the exploitation of oil fields in the North and in the Sea of Okhotsk.
	archive.tol.cz /Elections/Russia/Regions/About/Sakhalin.html (391 words)

	OilOnline - The Original Online Source for the Oil Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Much as Sakhalin II is out of the gates, a number of make-or-break project milestones have still to be passed by this August if the second phase of the development is to cross the finish line as scheduled four years from now with first flow.
		First flow from Sakhalin I — trumpeted last year as one of the ‘next wave of major new deposits’ by ExxonMobil executive vice president Harry Longwell — is scheduled, as at Sakhalin II, for 2005, with total reserves estimated to be in the region of 2.3 billion barrels of oil and 17 tcf of gas.
		SEIC ran a preliminary environmental impact assessment roadshow the length of Sakhalin Island in December 2000 with the aim, according to chief executive Steve McVeigh, of ‘explaining to the people of Sakhalin Island what the project means for them and responding to their comments and concerns’.
	www.oilonline.com /news/features/oe/20020226.Sakhalin.8281.asp (3314 words)

	Sakhalin Oblast action plan [EBRD - Sectors: Natural resources]
		Cumulative investments in Sakhalin’s numerous energy projects are likely to be in the range of tens of billions of dollars.
		It is important that existing and future investment commitments to Sakhalin are consistent with the Bank’s mandate and its Strategy for Russia.
		The Sakhalin Action Plan co-ordinates the efforts of all related Bank departments and ensures effective co-operation with the regional authorities in Sakhalin and other key stakeholders.
	www.ebrd.com /country/sector/natural/projects/sakhalin/actplan.htm (148 words)

	The Wild Salmon Center
		January 23, 2007 Leaders from the Wild Salmon Center, the Russian island of Sakhalin and Sakhalin Energy Investment Corporation gathered Jan. 16 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the capital city of Sakhalin Oblast, to formalize a historic resolution to benefit wild salmon.
		The event was a signing ceremony for the Sakhalin Salmon Initiative conference resolution.
		WSC president Guido Rahr, Sakhalin first vice-governor Sergei Sheredekin and SEIC chairman Ian Craig signed the SSI conference resolution, reaffirming broad support for SSI projects identified at the conference.
	www.wildsalmoncenter.org (516 words)

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