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EU Should Stop Moralizing on Arctic Oil and Let Us Get Drilling, Says Norway

Summary by Politico Europe
Oslo faces declining output that it says can only be offset by more drilling.

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LO and the gas and oil industry want access to more land to extend the Norwegian oil age.

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Norway is not preparing for its exit from the oil and gas industry, but is preparing for its extension. While the European Union supports a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, Oslo intends to continue to operate the Barents Sea and maintain its oil and gas production at levels close to those of today until at least 2035. The Norwegian government is now taking on a line that places energy security among its priorities, without a…

Norway is probably Europe’s biggest energy paradox. In July, 97.6% of new passenger cars registered in the country were electric, a transformation that no other large market has managed to take so far. At the same time, its government has just confirmed that it will continue to search for oil and gas in the Arctic and aims to maintain its current production levels at least until 2035. Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Aasland has argued that the c…

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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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