Just Stop Oil protestors continue to cause chaos by blocking key terminals after 34 arrests made across UK

Just Stop Oil protestors continue to cause chaos by blocking key terminals after 34 arrests made across UK
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Aden-Jay Wood

By Aden-Jay Wood


Published: 02/04/2022

- 10:15

Updated: 14/02/2023

- 11:47

The climate change protestors say they have blocked access to a truck park containing more than 100 oil tankers in Grays, Essex on Saturday

Climate change protesters say they are continuing to block vital oil terminals across the UK.

Activists from Just Stop Oil said on Saturday they have blocked access to the Titan Truck Park in Grays, Essex.


Just Stop Oil said the park contains more than 100 oil tankers, which serve at least three major oil terminals in the area.

They also claim to have found a secret underground network of tunnels at the Navigator and Grays oil terminals in Essex.

As a result of the fresh protests, main and emergency access roads to the critical oil terminals are closed.

Just Stop Oil activists take part in a protest outside the Esso Birmingham fuel terminal, in Birmingham, Britain April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
Just Stop Oil activists in Birmingham on Friday
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The new action comes after at least 34 arrests were made across the country as Just Stop Oil continues to demand that the UK Government stops oil and gas projects.

On Friday, the group listed seven locations they say protests have taken place, including the Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and Esso Birmingham Fuel Terminal in Birmingham.

Protester Miranda, who was speaking while standing on top of an oil tanker in Thurrock, refused to apologise for the action.

Speaking to GB News on Friday, she said: "I think our action is directed at the UK Government who are putting in £25million a day into the oil industry.

"We’ve seen the effects of what oil is doing around the world. It’s rapidly accelerating the climate crisis, but it’s also fueling wars.

"In this country, we’re seeing people being forced to choose between heating and eating because we’re relying on a source that’s so volatile and non-renewable and we need to transition away from this system that is so addicted to fossil fuels."

Just Stop Oil claims to have found a secret underground network of tunnels at the Navigator and Grays oil terminals in Essex.
Just Stop Oil claims to have found a secret underground network of tunnels at the Navigator and Grays oil terminals in Essex.
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