Their move to block Wintershall Dea’s operations was preceded by a decision from the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, which reaffirmed the decision by the environmental directorate allowing Wintershall Dea to drill in the area. Climate activists from non - profit Bellona and Norway 's Nature and Youth have prevented German oil firm P ##e from using its Sea Hercules semi - submersible rig , halting the drilling of new well Toutatis . It is set to be sunk off the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea , near a cold - water coral reef . The Institute of Marine Research , the Coastal Fisheries Authority , 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 Bellona and Norway 's Nature and Youth have prevented German oil firm P ##e from using its Sea Hercules semi - submersible rig , halting the drilling of new well Toutatis . It is set to be sunk off the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea , near a cold - water coral reef . The Institute of Marine Research , the Coastal Fisheries Authority , 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 .