# Norway Presses EU on Arctic Drilling

- Place: Arctic Norway (69.6492, 18.9553)
- Published: 2026-11-08T15:55:42.204Z · expires 2026-11-15T15:55:42.204Z
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Norway is urging the European Union to lift its ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling, per energynow.com.

The move comes as Norway seeks to expand domestic energy production amid global supply concerns, reports defence-industry.eu.

Meanwhile, HMS Prince of Wales has concluded its Arctic deployment in Oslo, as NATO reevaluates the security of its Northern Flank, notes defence-industry.eu.

## Sources

- [HMS Prince of Wales ends Arctic deployment in Oslo as Europe weighs security of NATO’s Northern Flank](https://defence-industry.eu/hms-prince-of-wales-ends-arctic-deployment-in-oslo-as-europe-weighs-security-of-natos-northern-flank/) · defence-industry.eu · 2026-11-07
- [Norway Presses EU to Drop Ban on Arctic Drilling of Oil and Gas](https://energynow.com/2026/05/norway-presses-eu-to-drop-ban-on-arctic-drilling-of-oil-and-gas/) · energynow.com · 2026-11-07

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- Oil and gas around here · OGIM v3.0, Environmental Defense Fund (CC BY 4.0) · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), last 24 h: 3 LNG plants · 1 terminal within 600 km; 0 of 2 gas flares burning in the last 24 h; together they burned 1 million m³ in 2025; 5 oil and gas fields · 624 wells on record · check: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@18.955,69.649,7.0z