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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jillian Ambrose

Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea

Greenpeace activist Yeb Saño seen in a motor dinghy waving a flag saying 'stop drilling - start paying'
Greenpeace activist Yeb Saño seen during attempts to board a Shell oil platform being shipped through the Atlantic Ocean near Gran Canaria, Spain, in January 2023. Photograph: Getty Images

Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages in one of the biggest ever legal threats against the group after its campaigners occupied a moving oil platform earlier this year.

The lawsuit calls for an indefinite block on all protest at Shell infrastructure at sea or in port anywhere in the world, or face claims that could rise to a total of $8.6m if Shell contracting companies also pursue damages.

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