UPDATE 3-Environmental activists board Equinor rig set to drill in Arctic

Greenpeace activists on Monday climbed aboard a Seadrill drilling rig commissioned by Equinor in protest against oil and gas drilling in the Norwegian Arctic, the group told Reuters. The rig is due to drill a well in the Equinor-operated production license 859 in the eastern part of the Barents Sea, some 435 kilometers (270 miles) northeast of the coast of continental Norway. “The rig owners are following this up,” he added, refering to the Greenpeace protest.