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The protesters are trying to stop drilling operations for Norwegian energy multinational Equinor, due to start in early May

The four protesters are trying to stop drilling operations for Norwegian energy multinational Equinor, due to start in early MayGreenpeace activists approach Equinor oil rig near Hammerfest, Norway, on April 29 2019. Picture: REUTERS/JONNE SIPPOLA/GREENPEACE HANDOUT

Four activists climbed aboard the West Hercules rig, the organisation said. The vessel is anchored off Hammerfest, continental Europe’s northernmost town and the site of an Equinor liquefied natural gas plant, Snoehvit. The activists are from Norway, Sweden and Denmark and carried a banner that said “Stop Drilling in the Arctic” in Norwegian.

 

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