UK & Norway affirm energy relationship

UK & Norway Energy Agreement

In an energy forum at Oslo today, the UK Energy Minister Jesse Norman and Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Søviknes affirm the importance of maintaining the momentum of the two countries bilateral energy relationship.

In a joint statement, the two Energy Ministers stated:

“Norway and the United Kingdom share a unique relationship on energy, developed from a long history of close working and innovation across the North Sea.

“Norway is the UK’s most important energy supplier, particularly as an external supplier of gas. British interest in Norwegian gas is set to grow as the UK looks to phase out power generation from unabated coal in the transition to a lower carbon energy mix.

“Electricity interconnection represents an additional feature in our energy partnership. A stable and market based framework for the interconnector development is important to both countries.”

Source: UK Gov.