Overview
- Ten Greenpeace activists displayed a 60‑meter “Gas stoppen!” banner beside the secured drill site near the Ammersee.
- The exploratory well, underway since August 8, has reached about 3,000 meters toward a target of roughly 3,400 meters, the operator said.
- The concession for the Lech field runs out at the end of September 2025, and the company has applied to the Bavarian economics ministry for an extension.
- Greenpeace urges Minister Hubert Aiwanger to deny any extension, citing lower gas prices, the July 1 lifting of the federal gas alarm level, and the risk of 10–15 years of extraction if gas is found.
- Police have stepped up their presence around the site and said they have the situation in view.