Protests at OMV Annual General Meeting

The presentation by CEO Alfred Stern at the general meeting of the oil, gas, and chemical company OMV was repeatedly interrupted on Tuesday by loud interjections and the raising of banners.

Activists demand exit from oil and gas at OMV general meeting

The protests caused significant unrest in the well-filled event hall. "Out of gas, out of oil," demanded the activists at the OMV general meeting. Supervisory Board Chairman Lutz Feldmann initially attempted to de-escalate the situation. He urged the activists to approach the podium in an orderly manner: "You are disrupting the orderly conduct of the meeting. Stop it," Feldmann appealed. As his requests went unheeded, he eventually asked the protesters to leave the hall. When this request was also ignored, security personnel intervened. The demonstrators were escorted out of the hall, and some had to be carried out. The majority of the shareholders present supported the intervention with applause.

Greenpeace reports SLAPP lawsuit by OMV partner

The criticism from the environmental organization Greenpeace is directed, among other things, at OMV's involvement in the Neptun Deep gas project in the Romanian Black Sea. In Romania, they are confronted with a SLAPP lawsuit (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, ed.) from OMV partner Romgaz, reported Greenpeace. Just a few months ago, a court in North Dakota, USA, sentenced Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace International to a fine of 660 million dollars (580 million euros) to the energy giant Energy Transfer due to a lawsuit. And in Italy, a lawsuit by the oil and gas company ENI against Greenpeace is currently being negotiated.

(APA/Red)

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