Greenpeace protesters board Statoil's Arctic drilling rig

W

World News

Guest
By Gwladys Fouche and Balazs Koranyi OSLO (Reuters) - Greenpeace activists boarded an oil rig in the Norwegian Arctic on Tuesday to try to stop exploration plans in the far north, and Norwegian police said they were powerless to intervene until drilling starts. The Statoil rig, which is registered in the Marshall Islands, is in international waters some 23 nautical miles (43 km) from its planned drilling site in the Barents Sea. As long as drilling does not begin, Norwegian police have no jurisdiction.

Continue reading...
 
Back
Top