Norway, Europe’s biggest gas supplier after Russia, said developing its northernmost reserves in the Arctic hinges on a commitment by the European Union to make the fuel part of its strategy to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
A “clear message” on the importance of gas from the EU Commission in its upcoming winter legislative package would be a “welcome signal” to companies looking at investments in new capacity in the Barents Sea, three government ministers said in a joint Jan. 29 letter to EU’s Climate Action Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete.
