Approval for exploration in 70 new areas prompts fierce backlash from fossil fuel opponents
The Norwegian government has been heavily criticised for approving plans to reopen three North Sea gasfields nearly three decades after they were closed to help fill the gap in energy supplies created by the Middle East war.
Amid sharp price rises in oil and gas since the US and Israel’s attack on Iran in February, Oslo has also given its approval for oil and gas companies to explore in 70 new locations in the North Sea, Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Miranda Bryant and Jillian Ambrose.
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