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Russia: Island on the Edge

A rough, new energy frontier.

Aired 05/16/2007 | Rating NR

FRONTLINE/World

Russia: Island on the Edge

Special | 16m 47s

A rough, new energy frontier.

Sakhalin Island is what international oilmen might call a "hardship post." It is on the very edge of the Russian Far East The narrow, 600-mile-long island is populated by only half a million people, and its seasons are severe even by Russian standards. But underneath the surface of the island and the surrounding seas is enough oil and gas to power the United States for as much as a decade.

Aired 05/16/2007 | Rating NR

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FRONTLINE/World is made possible by Shell. Major funding provided by the Skoll Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

FRONTLINE/World

Russia: Island on the Edge

Special | 16m 47s

Sakhalin Island is what international oilmen might call a "hardship post." It is on the very edge of the Russian Far East The narrow, 600-mile-long island is populated by only half a million people, and its seasons are severe even by Russian standards. But underneath the surface of the island and the surrounding seas is enough oil and gas to power the United States for as much as a decade.

Aired 05/16/2007 | Rating NR

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FRONTLINE/World is made possible by Shell. Major funding provided by the Skoll Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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