Around 200 climate activists from Extinction Rebellion, joined by Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, blocked road and maritime access to Equinor’s Mongstad refinery on Norway’s west coast early Monday. Demonstrators sat on the main approach road while kayaks and sailboats obstructed the port entrance, calling on Oslo to present “a plan to phase out oil and gas.” Police said they had been monitoring the site since 9 a.m. local time; no arrests were reported by mid-day. Mongstad is Norway’s largest oil refinery and is owned by state-backed Equinor. In statements released during the protest, Thunberg accused oil producers of having “blood on their hands,” arguing that fossil-fuel emissions drive climate change and “lead to death and destruction.” Organisers said further actions are planned in Norway throughout the week. The protest renews scrutiny of Norway’s role as western Europe’s biggest supplier of oil and gas. Equinor has signalled its intention to hold domestic crude output steady at about 1.2 million barrels a day and maintain annual gas production near 40 billion cubic metres through 2035, arguing the sector underpins jobs and European energy security.
🔴 [ALERTE INFO] « Les énergies fossiles mènent à la mort et à la destruction » ➡️ https://t.co/s1ac0QNC0G https://t.co/6A96FXK0Rf
Greta Thunberg and activists from Extinction Rebellion blocked roads and waterways leading to Norway's only oil refinery, one of the largest in Europe, NRK reports. According to media sources, 150-200 eco-activists took part in the action. "We are here because oil is evil-it https://t.co/iIBkHfbOIk
"Les énergies fossiles mènent à la mort" : Greta Thunberg et 200 écologistes bloquent une raffinerie en Norvège https://t.co/xID3PGsM2S