30-11-00 In 2001, investment in oil projects on the Sakhalin shelf will total $ 600-700 mm (720-840 mm euros) compared to $ 400 mm (480 mm euros) in 2000, said the Sakhalin region's Governor Igor Farkhutdinov. According to Farkhutdinov, the investment will peak at $ 2 bn (2.4 bn euros) in 2002, when the infrastructure of the Sakhalin1 and Sakhalin 2 projects will be built.