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Why Norway may open up spectacular Lofoten archipelago to oil and gas firms

Why Norway may open up spectacular Lofoten archipelago to oil and gas firms

At the start of each year, Norway hands out new licences for offshore oil and gas development. Typically, these “Awards in Predefined Areas” (APA) receive little coverage outside of the specialist media. But this year was more controversial, after the country’s energy minister argued that the environmentally-sensitive Lofoten islands “must at some point come into […] … learn more→