Norway government loses appeal case over oilfield developments

Var Energi ASA

14/11/2025 15:42

OSLO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - A Norwegian appeals court ruled in favour of environmentalists and against the government on Friday by confirming a lower court's decision that the energy ministry's approval of the development of three offshore oil and gas fields was invalid.

 (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis and Gwladys Fouche, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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