I would like to know some facts about the controversial West-East Gas
pipeline project. Where can I find information about the project? What
other mega projects of oil and gas pipelines around the world are
known to be controversial. I would like to have a brief summary of
these projects. Which organizations are actively campaigning against
these kinds of projects?

Hello:

West-East Gas project is an ambitious plan by Chinese government to
explore the huge gas reserves of the Xingjian Province of China and
bring the gas to Shanghai and other numerous villages. It is a much
debated project which requires an enormous amount of money, currently
estimated at around more than $14 billion dollars. The length of the
pipeline will be around 4200 kilometers. The project has attracted
large multimillion dollar companies to the scene that include the main
contributors such as Petro China, Royal Dutch Shell and Gazprom. It is
also a controversial project because the critics say that the gas
pipeline will not in anyway help the native Muslim population of the
Xingjian province. Other than that the environmentalists suggest that
the pipeline will pass through natural reserves and will affect the
fragile ecosystems of the native land. Because of such problems
British Petroleum has pulled out of the
projecthttp://www.tibetanliberation.org/BPpullsout.html But the
Chinese government insists that the project will be the building stone
for the Further information about the project can be gathered from the
following useful resources:

http://www.chinapipelines.com

http://www.petrochina.com.cn/english

As for the other controversial and Mega projects involving gas or Oil
pipelines, I am fortunate to provide you a list containing the
summaries of such projects. Here is the link:

http://www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground/drillbits/5_10/vs.html

Some information about the total investment of the project:

http://www.chinaproducts.com/content/contf1000.phtml

The most prominent organization that is actively involved in
condemning the exploitation of oil and gas is Project Underground
http://www.moles.org/
GreenPeace is another organization that calls for an end to such
exploitations of natural lands www.greenpeace.org


Useful Search Terms:

"East West Project"
"society against oil exploitation"
"controversial oil pipeline"

Hope the answer will satisfy your needs. Please clarify, if you need
further assistance. Thank You for your question.

Sincerely,
leader-ga

Thanks for great info. I wasn't expecting such a quick and
comprehensive answer. Cheers for google answers and its researchers.