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Due to protests on the oil platform: Shell is suing Greenpeace

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Oil company Shell has filed a lawsuit against the environmental protection organization for damages after a group of Greenpeace activists gained access to a mobile offshore oil platform. (archive image)

The amount requested amounts to approximately 8 million euros, Greenpeace announced on Thursday. At the request of the German Press Agency, Shell said it had the right to claim significant expenses incurred as a result of the protest, but did not comment on the amount claimed.

According to the news of the British news channel Sky News, it is stated that the compensation claim to be put forward in the London High Court is in the amount of 1.7 million pounds (1.88 million francs). A further £5.3 million is being sought from a US oil and gas company.

During the protest in January, several activists approached and boarded a moving oil rig in small boats. The incident occurred near the Canary Islands. The activists remained on the platform until it reached its destination in Norway.

Greenpeace does not want to yield

Greenpeace called Shell’s actions a “case of intimidation” and accused the company of wanting to suppress legitimate protests. But you won’t give in to this. Greenpeace’s post on

The company said it respects the right to demonstrate, but it must be exercised safely and lawfully. “It was illegal and extremely dangerous to board a 72,000-ton moving ship at sea,” the statement said. The aim of the lawsuit is to recover significant costs incurred by Shell and its contract partners, for example through security measures. (SDA)

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