The Just Stop Oil group has claimed that protests are taking place at 10 “critical oil facilities” in Essex, Hertfordshire, Birmingham and Southampton to demand that the government suspend new oil and gas projects in the United Kingdom. He added that the protests could have a “potential impact on the supply of fuel to London and South East Europe”. “You are tired of a government burning your future – join us on the road,” the group wrote on Twitter. Six people were arrested in Essex So far, six protesters have been arrested at three locations in Thurrock, Essex police said. The force wrote on Twitter: “Right now we are dealing with three incidents in #Thurrock, where a group of people allegedly blocked the streets. “It affects the Navigator Fuel Center, Esso in #Purfleet and Askew Farm Lane. “Drivers are kindly requested to avoid the area.” Just Stop Oil claimed that more than 30 young people boarded tankers at the Navigator Oil Terminal in Thurrock. Demonstrations take place in Birmingham In Birmingham, West Midlands police confirmed that a protest was taking place at a site in Tyburn and police were responding to the incident “as soon as possible”. Image: Protesters sitting on the ground outside an Esso garage in Birmingham. Photo: Just Stop Oil The force warned drivers to avoid the area and warned of delays along Wood Lane, Bromford Lane and Tyburn Road. Exxon Mobil UK was forced to temporarily suspend its operation Demonstrations are also taking place at a number of Exxon Mobil sites in the UK, the company said, causing the work to be suspended. Image: Protesters sitting in the middle of the street in Kingsley. Photo: Just Stop Oil “Small demonstrations are taking place outside the Hythe, Birmingham and West London gas terminals,” he said on Twitter. “While we respect the right to peaceful protest, our priority is the security of our people, our neighbors, our protesters and our businesses.” The company added that it had temporarily suspended operations at the sites mentioned, but its other terminals at Purfleet and Avonmouth were not affected. What is Just Stop Oil trying to achieve? In recent weeks, Just Stop Oil fans have caused a stir in Premier League football matches by running around the pitch and tying themselves to goalposts. In a statement, the agency said it “demands an end to the government’s genocidal policy to expand oil and gas production in the United Kingdom.” “Ordinary people can no longer afford oil and gas, it’s time to just stop oil,” he added. “It finances war and kills people in the south of the world, while destroying the future for young people everywhere.”
