"A political not a legal matter:" Greenpeace fails in bid to stop BP drilling in UK's Vorlich field

Scottish court describes campaigners' case to stop production from Vorlich field as “overwhelmingly technical and unconvincing,” but decision will be appealed

Carrying the can: Greenpeace activists chained themselves to oil barrels during a protest last year outside BP’s London headquarters
Carrying the can: Greenpeace activists chained themselves to oil barrels during a protest last year outside BP’s London headquartersPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 8 October 2021, 09:56Updated 8 October 2021, 11:22