# Norway will drill in Arctic regardless of EU position, energy minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/30210

- Reuters, 2026-08-24 05:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/norway-will-drill-arctic-regardless-eus-position-says-energy-minister-2026-08-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8bd5b021584f000112478c

> Norway will keep developing oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea despite EU backing for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies, Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters. He said Norway no longer considers itself Europe’s “green battery.”

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