A police vessel sails near members of Greenpeace blocking a tanker, Ust Luga, from delivering Russian oil to Norway as part of a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Greenpeace, near Asgardstrand, Norway April 25, 2022. [Reuters]Greenpeace activists sought to block a tanker on Monday from delivering Russian oil to Norway, chaining themselves to the vessel in a protest against the war in Ukraine, the advocacy group said. The Ust Luga product tanker is currently anchored outside Exxon Mobil’s Slagen oil terminal some 70km south of the capital Oslo, according to vessel tracker Marine Traffic. Activists arriving in a small boat chained themselves to the tanker’s anchor chain as they sought to prevent the offloading of a cargo estimated at 95,000 tonnes of oil, Greenpeace said in a statement. I am shocked that Norway operates as a free port for Russian oil, which we know finances Putin’s warfare,” Greenpeace Norway head Frode Pleym said.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2022 16:36 UTC