Oil: State Opposes New Drilling Near Arcachon

The Gironde Prefect announced on Thursday 22 May his intention to reject the disputed project of eight new wells at La Teste-de-Buch.

After months of procrastination, the state voted against drilling new oil wells on the Arcachon Basin. The current concessions will continue to be operated by a Canadian company until 2035.

The activists of Stop Oil Arcachon Basin went to Cazaux to protest in front of a non-public meeting between Vermilion society and local politicians. Theatrical coup: its participants learned live the decision of the state not to authorize new oil drillings, in the name of the climate emergency. The post Ls State refuses the new oil wells in Gironde, Vermilion learns it in front of the anti-forests appeared first on Rue89Bordeaux.

Oil: the state opposes new drilling in Gironde Admin FCE 22 May 2025 - 18:59 The state intends to reject a disputed project of eight new oil drillings near Arcachon, announced Thursday the prefecture of la Gironde in a press release."The state considers this project to be contrary to the climate emergency and France's commitments to limit global warming under the Paris agreement," explained the prefecture.

The state has positioned itself in the late afternoon Thursday 22 May against Vermilion's plan to drill eight new oil wells at the Cazaux site.