To the dismay of the nation’s powerful oil industry and its worker unions, the opposition Labor Party over the weekend decided to withdraw its support for oil exploration offshore the sensitive Lofoten islands in Norway’s Arctic, creating a solid majority in parliament to keep the area off limits for drilling. Greenpeace Nordic and Norway’s Nature and Youth organisation will appeal on Tuesday against the government’s decision to allow oil exploration in parts of the Arctic Ocean on the grounds that The country is debating climate change, even as its offshore oil fields makes a comeback. The country is debating climate change, even as its offshore oil fields makes a comeback Norway’s largest oil producer, the state-controlled company Equinor ASA, has said gaining access to oil supplies in Lofoten is essential for the country to maintain production levels. It is thought Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic region. Politicians in Norway have signaled a shift on their support for oil exploration in the Arctic, delivering a major blow to the country's powerful oil industry. Arctic oil drilling: outcry as Norway opens new areas to exploration Norway issues licences for fresh areas of exploration for the first time in 20 years as part of what minister calls ‘a new The opposition Labour party has withdrawn support for oil drilling in Norway's Lofoten islands, creating a significant parliamentary majority against exploiting the unique area. The Norwegian Labour party leader Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the
5 Nov 2019 Frode Pleym, the head of Greenpeace Norway, said: “The Norwegian government can no longer ignore the dangerous impact its exported oil is 9 Apr 2019 Norway's largest oil producer, the state-controlled company Equinor ASA, has said gaining access to oil supplies in Lofoten is essential for the
Norway is a large energy producer, and one of the world's largest exporters of oil. Most of the electricity in the country is produced by hydroelectricity. Norway is one of the leading countries in the electrification of its transport sector, with the largest fleet of electric vehicles per capita in the world Norway’s parliament has dealt a blow to the nation’s vast oil industry by withdrawing support for explorative drilling off the Lofoten Islands in the Arctic.. It has been estimated that there Norway decides NOT to drill for oil in the Arctic off of the beautiful Lofoten Islands Lefty Coaster Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.) Since the discovery of North Sea oil in Norwegian waters during the 1960s, the oil and gas industry has become a crucial element in the Norwegian economy and a force that shapes the lives of those who depend upon the industry for their livelihoods. Conditions can be tough for the engineers working on the offshore oil rigs, who face 12-hour working days in some of the remotest locations imaginable, usually relying on helicopters for transportation. Norway is at the forefront of the green movement, which puts them in an interesting situation. The country has embraced many green technologies though much of their wealth has come from the drilling of oil. In 1969, Norway began drilling offshore, making the country one of the biggest producers of oil in the world. Oil Firms To Boost Drilling In Norway’s Mature Offshore Areas In 2018. Following a discouraging 2017 Arctic exploration campaign, oil companies plan to nearly double exploration drilling offshore Norway with a focus on more mature areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), according to preliminary company drilling plans.
The opposition Labour party has withdrawn support for oil drilling in Norway's Lofoten islands, creating a significant parliamentary majority against exploiting the unique area. The Norwegian Labour party leader Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the Before oil was discovered, the Act of 21 June 1963 was already in place for managing the Norwegian continental shelf. This legislation has since been updated several times, most recently in 1996, now considered Norway's Petroleum Act, which includes protection for fisheries, communities and the environment. Norway’s first licensing round was announced on 13 April 1965, and 22 production licences were awarded, covering 78 geographically delimited areas (blocks). The licences granted an exclusive right to explore, drill and extract oil and gas in the areas to which they applied. Norway is a large energy producer, and one of the world's largest exporters of oil. Most of the electricity in the country is produced by hydroelectricity. Norway is one of the leading countries in the electrification of its transport sector, with the largest fleet of electric vehicles per capita in the world Norway’s parliament has dealt a blow to the nation’s vast oil industry by withdrawing support for explorative drilling off the Lofoten Islands in the Arctic.. It has been estimated that there Norway decides NOT to drill for oil in the Arctic off of the beautiful Lofoten Islands Lefty Coaster Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)
18 Oct 2019 It said that drilling would be sustained into 2020 with approximately 30 to 50 Norway's economy is still heavily dependent on oil and gas.