...formed a Russian subsidiary, Natchiq Sakhalin Inc., in late 1998. In September 1999, it opened an office in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the region's largest town, and in November it won the contract to maintain the Molikpaq oil drilling platform...

...said Dave Loran, region manager for Sakhalin Energy. He used to work in Anchorage, but now is headquartered in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Speaking from his office in Russia, he said his company has expanded from six employees when he arrived in Sakhalin...

...million barrels, he said. Sakhalin Energy also has built a housing complex for employees and an office building in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the regional capital. In 2000, the company plans to drill more wells. It also intends to construct a pipeline...