Environmental Aid: "Historical Victory": Operators Must Stop Oil Extraction on Drilling Rig Mittelplate

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Since 1987 the drilling island Mittelplate has been producing oil in the North Sea. The operators speak of a production volume of more than 40 million tonnes and want to bring it even more to light. However, this is now the end. A court corresponds to a complaint of environmental aid.

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For the time being, Wintershall Dea is not allowed to produce oil in the German Wadden Sea. A court banned the operation of the platform Mittelplate. Deutsche Umwelthilfe celebrates the verdict as a »historical victory«.

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Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. [Newsroom]Berlin (ots) - - Erfolg für den Naturschutz: Court orders immediate stop of oil production in the German Wadden Sea - Missing FFH performance assessment: Operation was illegal - DUH demands permanent exit from the oil production in the ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V., transmitted by news aktuell

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A German court has blocked oil extraction from Germany's largest oil field. For decades, the Mittelplate platform extracted oil from the eastern part of the Wadden Sea. A judge ruled that this must stop until further notice due to the lack of a mandatory environmental impact analysis. German environmentalists are calling it a historic ruling.

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The Schleswig-Holstein Administrative Court orders the immediate stop of oil production in the Wadden Sea: the operation is therefore illegal due to a lack of FFH assessment.

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Published on: 26.02.2026 18:38Author: Thomas KrumenackerThe Schleswig-Holstein Administrative Court has stopped oil production on the Mittelplate drilling island in the Wadden Sea National Park.Resumption is only possible after extensive environmental assessment.