Greenpeace International Executive Director§ Kumi Naidoo (C) and (from L to R) climbers Germany’s Lars Konnertz, 29, Jens Loewe, 43, U.S. Basil Tsimoyianis, 25, Sini Saarela, 30 from Finland and Terry Christenson, 64 from Canada. The group is posing for a picture on board Arctic Sunrise just a few days before taking action on Gazprom Prirazlomnaya oil drilling platform. Russian energy giant 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.