Russian Court Turns Down Oil Referendum Plan for Far East Kamchatka Region

The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy city court has granted an appeal by the regional prosecutor’s office to cancel a referendum on protecting the West Kamchatka shelf from oil development, Interfax news agency reported. The referendum was ordered by deputies of the regional council.

…Deputies of the regional council believe that “development of oil and gas fields on the West Kamchatka shelf will cause huge economic losses at fisheries in Kamchatka Region and Koryak Autonomous Area”.

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