Norwegian oil rig – Wiki CommonsNorway rejects the title of ‘Europe’s green battery’.The Scandinavian Kingdom of Norway keeps plowing along an independent course when it comes to energy security.Despite the fact that the European Union keeps insisting on its suicidal energy policies, including a ‘moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies, the Norwegian will keep at it.Energy Minister Terje Aasland assured the press that his country will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea, in spite of the EU’s objections.He also stated that Norway is no longer interested in being Europe’s ‘green battery’.Norway says it will press ahead with Arctic oil and gas development despite EU opposition, arguing that the Barents Sea is crucial to maintaining energy supplies to Europe https://t.co/lFQuN6OBgq— TRT World (@trtworld) August 24, 2026Reuters reported:“Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Norway has become Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas, meeting around 30% of gas demand of both the European Union and Britain.Last year, the country’s gas production was near record levels, while oil output reached its highest level since 2009. Official forecasts, however, show production falling sharply after 2030 unless new resources are discovered and developed.‘In today’s geopolitical and security environment, and given the resource situation, I believe continued activity in the Barents Sea serves both Norwegian and European interests’, Aasland said in a Reuters interview ahead of ONS, Norway’s biannual energy conference, which begins in Stavanger on Monday.”Norway Drops ‘Green Battery’ Vision, Vows Arctic Drilling Regardless of EUEnergy Minister Terje Aasland said Norway will develop Barents Sea oil and gas regardless of EU policy, while abandoning the idea that it can serve as Europe’s “green battery.”https://t.co/s1v0YleccF— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 24, 2026OilPrice reported:“Norway, not an EU member but a close ally and the single biggest gas supplier to Europe, pursues increasing its oil and gas supply to meet demand in Europe, which has had to contend with the bans on Russian oil and gas imports amid two energy crises in four years.The EU, for its part, currently has a moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic.The EU’s moratorium on Arctic drilling was enacted in 2021 due to the bloc’s climate commitments and environmental concerns. The ban does not allow drilling in Norway’s northern parts of the Barents Sea, which is estimated to contain most of the remaining Norwegian oil and gas resources.Production in the Barents Sea would be key to Norway meeting its goal to maintain oil and gas exports at current levels until at least 2035, the minister added. ‘If Norway is to remain a long-term supplier of oil and gas to Europe, then the Arctic must be part of that discussion’, Aasland said.”Read more:Amid Energy Crisis, Norway Reopens North Sea Gas Fields, Will Sell Output to ‘Net-Zero’ Britain That Refuses to Explore Its Own/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i