00:01a ban on new oil and gas drilling in the arctic will remain the european commission's official
00:07position in a revised strategy brussels is due to unveil a commission spokesperson told your news
00:13despite fierce pressure from oil rich norway to drop the ban the revised version of the eu's 2021
00:19arctic strategy will be announced next month as the region gains increasing strategic importance
00:26for the bloc's defense and climate ambitions for the commission new arctic fossil fuel development
00:31is incompatible with its climate goals maintaining the moratorium underscores brussels determination
00:38to uphold that position despite calls from the international energy agency to reconsider it
00:44and despite pressure from norway a key energy supplier and ally as the bloc faces an energy
00:50crunch the ban is nevertheless expected to remain non-binding potentially avoiding a direct clash
00:57with norway as the eu faces concerns over energy supplies oslo has described gas exploration in
01:04the arctic as insurance for the eu as the bloc grapples with rising energy prices
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