Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Action-against-Gazprom-s-Arctic-Drilling-27MZIFV4W0MP.htmlConceptually similarAction against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04SRJCompleted★★★★★★★Russian Coast Guard VesselGP04SRBCompleted★★★★Action against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04SROCompleted★★★★★★Russian Security Services Seize Arctic SunriseGP04U4ICompleted★★★★★★★Russian Security Services Seize Arctic SunriseGP04U4JCompleted★★★★★★Action against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04SRPCompleted★★★★★★★Action against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04WMLCompleted★★★★Action Against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP047XDCompleted★★★★★★Russian Security Services Seize Arctic SunriseGP0STOS2YCompleted★★★★★★★View AllGP04SRKAction against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingA Russian Coast Guard vessel fires a warning shot. Disproportionate use of force was used by the Russian authorities following an attempt by five Greenpeace International activists to climb the ‘Prirazlomnaya’, an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom platform in Russia’s Pechora Sea. The activists are there to stop it from becoming the first to produce oil from the ice-filled waters of the Arctic.Locations:Arctic-Pechora Sea-RussiaDate:18 Sep, 2013Credit:© Denis Sinyakov / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2178px X 1362pxKeywords:Arctic 30 (campaign title)-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Coast guards-Day-Firearms-Gazprom-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Offshore drilling-Oil (Industry)-Outdoors-Prirazlomnaya oil platform-Russian Government-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-ShipsShoot:Confronting Arctic Oil TourThe Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is in the Arctic to expose and confront Russian oil companies such as Rosneft and Gazprom and their Western partners like Exxon Mobil, Statoil and BP. The companies are preparing to drill in the Arctic. Greenpeace is campaigning for a ban on offshore drilling in the Arctic, and for the uninhabited area around the North Pole to be declared a global sanctuary. Greenpeace and millions of supporters are challenging Gazprom and other companies at sea, on land, and online.Related Collections:'Arctic 30' Part 1 - Action and Murmansk Detainment (All Photographers)Confronting Arctic Oil Tour (Photo & Videos)'Arctic 30' Feature Set (All Photographers)
