'The EU looks to be relaxing its opposition to oil and gas production in polar areas, while still calling for all fossil fuels to be kept in ground in its forthcoming Arctic strategy.'
'A draft of the strategy, seen by Bloomberg, contains no references to a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, marking a shift in wording from the EU’s 2021 stance. […] Norway has lobbied hard for the EU to abandon its climate-based opposition to oil and gas exploration in the high north.'