Norway plans further development of Arctic drilling amid EU energy concerns
EU reviewing support of a ban on new drilling in the Arctic as war impacts energy security. Norway will continue developing its Arctic oil and gas resources despite European Union (EU) policy seeking to halt new fossil fuel projects in the region, according to a senior government official.
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- Fact 1: Europe has become dependent on Norway as its largest supplier of natural gas since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- Fact 2: The Scandinavian nation meets around 30 percent of gas demand in the EU and UK.
EU reviewing support of a ban on new drilling in the Arctic as war impacts energy security. Norway will continue developing its Arctic oil and gas resources despite European Union (EU) policy seeking to halt new fossil fuel projects in the region, according to a senior government official.
Development of reserves in the Barents Sea is to persist, Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters news agency on Monday. While the EU currently supports a ban on new drilling in the Arctic on environmental grounds, it is reviewing the policy due to energy security concerns. Ukraine ‘cuts off’ Crimea from Russia, plunging it into an energy crisis Beyond LNG: Berlin’s red-carpet diplomacy signals a bigger bet on Algeria Why a North Sea oilfield is emerging as British PM Burnham’s big test Can China’s new Arctic sea route to Europe replace Middle East chokepoints?
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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