Norway Lobbies for Withdrawal of EU proposal for Regulation on Safety Standards in Offshore Oil and Gas Sector

Several Norwegian representative organisations were in Brussels, Belgium, on 31 January 2012 to lobby the EU institutions, asking them to withdraw the proposal for regulation on safety of offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (COM(2011)0688). The legislative proposal was put forward on 27 October 2011. The Norwegian organisations oppose the regulatory approach put forward by the European Commission.

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References:

• Aftenbladet newspaper, "Olje-Norge til Brussel med EU-protest", 31 January 2012.
• The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF), "Felles front mot EU-forslag", 31 January 2012