EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 20 (UPI) -- Cairn Energy is trying to quiet advocates who are trying to highlight the dangers of drilling for oil in arctic waters, environmental group Greenpeace said.
A Dutch court ruled against Greenpeace in a June case involving the work of Cairn Energy off the coast of Greenland.
Greenpeace activists are barred from moving within 1,600 feet of Cairn's rigs for six months. The group would have to pay $73,000 per day if it violates the order. The order came after Greenpeace activists were arrested after occupying a Cairn rig off the coast of Greenland.
Cairn got another court order against Greenpeace activists, dressed as polar bears, who had gathered at the company's offices in Edinburgh, The Daily Telegraph newspaper in London said.
Greenpeace said it was trying to get the oil company to release its oil spill contingency plans for work in the arctic.
"Cairn Energy is using its legal muscle to try to gag us from telling the truth about their dangerous oil drilling in the fragile arctic environment," John Sauven, director of Greenpeace UK, was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Cairn said it respected the right to protest but was concerned "with any action" that was a potential breach of security.
