Overview

• Seven Greenpeace climbers boarded Shell’s Skiff gas platform 45 nautical miles off the Norfolk coast and secured a 12-metre-by-8-metre canvas titled BUTCHERED.
• The activists pumped 1,000 litres of a non-toxic blood-red seawater, beetroot and dye mixture onto the fabric to symbolise the environmental and human toll of fossil fuel extraction.
• Conceived by sculptor Anish Kapoor, the installation was timed to underscore extreme heatwaves, wildfires and floods linked to climate change.
• Shell UK denounced the action as illegal trespassing in a restricted safety zone and said it endangered lives, referencing a December legal settlement that imposed proximity limits on protests.
• A UK government spokesperson affirmed no new fossil fuel licences will be issued and highlighted ongoing policy discussions about imposing polluter-pays levies on oil and gas companies.