Greenpeace activists board two north east oil rigs in 'peaceful protest'
Protesters have climbed onto two structures at Brent Field in opposition of Shell's plans to leave behind the legs of the structures - and "tonnes of oily slude" along with it.
Last updated 14th Oct 2019
Greenpeace activists climbed onto the remains of two former oil rigs in protest of plans from owners Shell, who have said they intend to leave the legs of the structures standing in the water.
Greenpeace oppose this, as they say it will do great damage, and that Shell should have to remove the entire structure, taking it back to shore and dealing with it there.
The UK government is willing to accept these plans from the oil giant later this week when OSPAR meets in London.
A Greenpeace spokesperson told Northsound:
"We are here with our flagship Greenpeace vesicle the Rainbow Water"
"We have put a banner up on the legs, on the banner you can read - 'Shell, clean up your mess"
"We want to make sure that the seas are not polluted, we want to send a signal to OSPAR, we want to say clearly - the sea is not a garbage dump"