German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received a letter from a German environmental association, calling for the company to stop its activities under a warning of legal action.

According to its statement on Monday, Wintershall Dea received mail from representatives of the environmental organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH) on 3 September 2021. In the letter, the DUH calls on Wintershall Dea to sign a cease-and-desist declaration with similar letters also sent to companies in the automotive industry.