A group of 30 activists in the Dutch port of IJmuiden occupied the GSP Saturn,
a rig contracted by Russia’s state owned energy company Gazprom on its way to
the remote Pechora sea. They were removed after five hours and
six activists remain under arrest.
Another group of 15 is currently occupying the Transocean Spitsbergen, under
contract to Norway’s state owned company Statoil as it prepares to drill the
world’s northernmost well in the Barents Sea. Both Gazprom and
Statoil’s projects are taking place deep inside the Arctic circle.
