20 Greenpeace activists chained themselves to a tanker carrying Russian oil in a failed attempt to keep it from docking in Norway

The activists chained themselves to the Russian oil tanker in an attempt to stop it from unloading fuel at the terminal owned by ExxonMobil.

According to the environmental group, the Ust Luga tanker was carrying 95,000 metric tons of oil.

Oil is at the root of the climate crisis, as well as wars and conflicts. "I am shocked that Norway operates as a free port for Russian oil, which we know finances Putin's warfare," Pleym said in a press release published on Monday.

The Norwegian government should ban the import of Russian fossil fuels and demand that Esso cancel its contracts with Russia because of the war in Ukraine, according to a press release.

During these two months of Russia's war of aggression, we have seen horrible images of the innocent civilian population of Ukraine, and the fact that our government still allows the import of Russian fossil fuels.

A red rubber dinghy is chained to the oil tanker, according to photos posted to the website by the press team.

—Greenpeace PressDesk (@greenpeacepress) April 25, 2022

ExxonMobil did not reply immediately. The company has not made any purchases since the war started, according to Anne Fougner.

Norway is an energy exporter. The tanker's fuel is used to blend marine gasoil, according to Esso.

The transport of oil from Russia is not a violation of the sanctions that apply in the EU or in Norway, according to Ane Haavardsdatter Lunde.

Insider sent a request for comment to the ministry, but they did not respond immediately.

The police in Norway arrested 20 people who blocked the tanker.

According to Marine Traffic, the Hong Kong-registered Ust Luga is outside the oil terminal.