Greenpeace again raids Russian Arctic rig
- Published: 27 Aug 2012 at 14.48
- Online news: World
Greenpeace activists in an inflatable speedboat said Monday they had attached themselves to the anchor of a Russian ship taking workers to the country's first Arctic oil production base.
Greenpeace activists hold a banner in front of the Gazprom 'Prirazlomnaya' oil drilling platform during their protest in the Barents Sea. Greenpeace activists in an inflatable speedboat said Monday they had attached themselves to the anchor of a Russian ship taking workers to the country's first Arctic oil production base.
The second raid against the Gazprom rig in three days comes as Russia takes the lead from other Arctic powers in exploiting previously untouched territory for what is believed to be one of the world's largest deposits of recoverable oil and natural gas.
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