Climate activists from non-profit Bellona and Norway's Nature and Youth have prevented German oil firm Wintershall Dea from moving its West 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 Team, seafood companies and the Lofoten Council have all advised against the drilling, according to Nature and Youth. According to Nature and Youth, the Institute of Marine Research, the Coastal Fisheries Team, the Seafood companies and the Lofoten Council have all advised against the drilling. In an open letter published on Monday, Greenpeace Norway called for the government to halt construction work until further notice.
Climate activists from non-profit Bellona and Norway's Nature and Youth have prevented German oil firm Wintershall Dea from moving its West 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 Team, seafood companies and the Lofoten Council have all advised against the drilling, according to Nature and Youth. In an open letter published on Monday, Greenpeace Norway called for the government to halt construction work until further notice.