German state court halts oil drilling in Wadden Sea

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2026-02-27

Kiel (dpa) - A state court in Germany has halted oil drilling in the north-eastern Wadden Sea, finding in favour of an environmental group that said a prerequisite nature impact check had not been carried out. The Schleswig-Holstein Administrative Court stopped oil production on the Mittelplate drilling platform in the Wadden Sea. The drilling platform currently has no enforceable production permit, said a spokeswoman for the court, after the Ge......

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