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.
- Development of reserves in the Barents Sea is to persist, Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters news agency on Monday.
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- 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.
Sources: Al Jazeera