Updates on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Photo report documenting the remake of pipeline for the Sakhalin II project

Summary of Public Environmental Impact Assessment of Western High-Speed Diameter project

Recent examples of geological hazards for the Sakhalin II pipeline: landslides uncover pipeline and erosion continues

Albanian referendum aims to put a break on Italian oil and gas plans for renowned Vlora Bay

Vlora, Albania – The city council of Vlora in Albania this week approved a citizens’ initiative to hold a public referendum on the development in the picturesque Bay of Vlora of a 200,000 ton oil and gas terminal that is being promoted by the Italian La Petrolífera Italo Rumena company. If constructed, the terminal would become another component of a controversial industrial and energy park located less than six kilometres north of Vlora, a city of more than 150,000 inhabitants.

NGO letter to the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation regarding concerns with the review of environmental and social standards of Sakhalin-2 and related project financing

Photo report form the public environmental inspection of the Sakhalin II oil and gas extraction project from July 2007

NGO photo presentation to the JBIC forum on the Sakhalin II project

Resistance to the Balkan pipeline carve up is growing

Bankwatch staff members have just returned from an invigorating and productive meeting with environmental and human rights groups from 14 countries aimed at developing responses to the rash of oil pipeline projects being proposed in South East Europe to bring Russian and Caspian oil to Europe and the US.

Preliminary fact-finding mission report: Kashagan oil field development Kazakhstan

Follow-up letter to the EIB regarding NGO concerns over the Zagreb municipal solid waste incinerator project

On October 4, 2007 EIB responded to this letter. Download the response as pdf here.