Climate activists from non-profit the Lofoten Council and Kallinika 's Nature and Youth have prevented Norwegian oil firm Wintershall Dea from moving its West Hercules semi-submersible rig, halting the drilling of new well West Hercules . It is set to be sunk off the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea , near a cold-water coral reef. The oil company was given a drilling permit for the well in July 2019. Wintershall Dea , the Coastal Fisheries Team , seafood companies and the Lofoten Council have all advised against the drilling, according to Nature and Youth . The activists said they would use Bellona 's vessel Kallinika to block the rig's passage.
Climate activists from non-profit the Lofoten Council and Kallinika 's Nature and Youth have prevented Norwegian oil firm Wintershall Dea from moving its West Hercules semi-submersible rig, halting the drilling of new well West Hercules . It is set to be sunk off the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea , near a cold-water coral reef. Wintershall Dea , the Coastal Fisheries Team , seafood companies and the Lofoten Council have all advised against the drilling, according to Nature and Youth . The activists said they would use Bellona 's vessel Kallinika to block the rig's passage.