Portrait of Oil Platform Activists

A combination picture shows activists (from L to R) Greenpeace ED Kumi Naidoo, Basil Tsimoyianis, 25 from the U.S, Terry Christenson, 64 from Canada, Sini Saarela, 30 from Finland, Germany's Lars Konnertz, 29 and Jens Loewe, 43 from Germany. The group is on board Arctic Sunrise just a few days before taking action on Gazprom Prirazlomnaya oil drilling platform. Russian energy giant Gazprom looks set to begin full commercial drilling operations by early next year, becoming the first ever company to start commercial oil production in the offshore Arctic.

Unique identifier: GP047OK

Type: Image

Shoot date: 19/08/2012

Locations: Arctic, Barents Sea

Credit line: © Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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'Save the Arctic' Barents Sea Tour

The campaign to save the Arctic continues in Russia and in the Barents Sea. Greenpeace takes action to stop attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit. Activists, including Greenpeace International Executive Director, Kumi Naidoo, take part in a series of actions held to prevent Gazprom from completing the work that will allow them to begin drilling in this fragile region. Gazprom looks set to begin full commercial drilling operations by early next year, becoming the first ever company to start commercial oil production in the offshore Arctic.

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