Action Against Gazprom's Arctic Drilling

Greenpeace inflatables leave the MY Arctic Sunrise with a team of activists who will attach themselves to the anchor chain of the Anna Akhmatova (a Gazprom passenger vessel) and chain their inflatable to it. The team is preventing the ship from lifting anchor and sailing to the Prirazlomnaya oil platform to complete the work that will allow them to begin drilling in this fragile region. Gazprom looks set to begin full commercial drilling operations by early next year, becoming the first ever company to start commercial oil production in the offshore Arctic.

Unique identifier: GP047Z8

Type: Image

Shoot date: 27/08/2012

Locations: Arctic, Pechora Sea, Russia

Credit line: © Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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'Save the Arctic' Barents Sea Tour

The campaign to save the Arctic continues in Russia and in the Barents Sea. Greenpeace takes action to stop attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit. Activists, including Greenpeace International Executive Director, Kumi Naidoo, take part in a series of actions held to prevent Gazprom from completing the work that will allow them to begin drilling in this fragile region. Gazprom looks set to begin full commercial drilling operations by early next year, becoming the first ever company to start commercial oil production in the offshore Arctic.

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