Twenty people were arrested during 36 hours of protests at sites in Grangemouth and Clydebank.
Police officers specialist climbing equipment to take protesters down from the top of oil tankers
Climate activists who held protests at two major Scottish oil sites have stepped down, Police Scotland has said.Police officers used a crane and specialist climbing equipment after several This Is Rigged activists scaled oil tankers and climbed on pipework. Protesters also gathered at the Nustar Clydebank oil terminal. Police said they had all left by Thursday evening.
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