Norway will continue to drill for oil in the Barents Sea even if the EU extends its moratorium on such activities, according to Norway’s Energy Minister Terje Aasland (Labour Party). Continued activity in the Barents Sea benefits both Norwegian and European interests, says Terje Aasland in an interview with the Reuters news agency ahead of […]
Norwegian politicians, officials and lobbyists are pushing to have the EU’s ban on new oil and gas exploration in the Arctic lifted, reports Bloomberg. This pressure comes ahead of the EU’s adoption of new guidelines for the Arctic at the end of September.
Brazil has put up for auction several areas near the Amazon River for oil exploration. The sale, which comes just months before the UN climate summit in the region, has been met with loud criticism from environmental groups and indigenous peoples.
