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Greenpeace said Shell (New York Stock Exchange: SHEL) is suing him for at least $2.1 million in damages in one of the largest lawsuits in history against the environmental group. Financial times reported on Thursday.
The lawsuit follows a protest earlier this year when Greenpeace protesters boarded a ship in the Atlantic Ocean carrying a Shell (SHEL) floating production storage and offloading unit and remained there for almost two weeks.
Shell (SHEL) is trying to “crush Greenpeace’s ability to campaign and, in doing so, seeks to silence legitimate demands for climate justice,” Greenpeace UK’s co-chief executive said. said FOOT.
The company is reportedly seeking compensation for costs related to shipping delays and additional security costs, as well as legal costs.
The legal claim could rise to $6.5 million if Fluor (FLR), which built the FPSO, decides to sue Greenpeace for additional losses, according to the report.
The vessel was heading to the Penguins oil and gas field in the UK North Sea, which is not yet in production.
