Greenpeace Tries to Turn Spotlight on the Arctic

Environmental organisations are likely to ride the wave of recent news depicting a gloomy scenario for the Arctic ice sheet. According to National Geographic’s updated ‘Atlas of the World’, the ice significantly melted over the last 15 years.

The organisation held a week of demonstrations in London, comprising a musical marathon outside Shell’s London headquarter. Greenpeace organised a ‘Requiem for Arctic Ice.’ 

After demonstrating against Shell in July, Greenpeace could soon take up arms against other companies. Rumours suggest that Greenpeace could also oppose Wintershall’s plans to drill a wildcat in the Barents Sea off Norway.

In April 2015, Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has assigned Wintershall Norge two new licenses in the 21st Licensing Round. It awarded the first operatorship in the Barents Sea. 

Meanwhile, Norwegian companies are not performing particularly well. Noreco reported disappointing production results. 

‘Net production for Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) in July 2015 is estimated at 3,060 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) per day’ reads a note released on Friday. Production in July 2014 was 4,320 boe. 

In August 2014, Greenpeace spoke out against Norway, claiming that Oslo ‘is once more falling short of its promise of applying only the best environmental standards.’ The green group organised a campaign to stop seismic mapping of the Arctic.