SV and Frp: Finnmark leader behind the light in oil policy

"The only acceptable solution is that Equinor decides to build a landing terminal in Veidnes in Finnmark," said Ape Hege Haukeland Liadal, head of the Castberg building approved by the Storting, recently awarded to Aftenposten.

– SV and the Environment Party have suggested this summer that oil from Johan Castberg's field should be landed in Finnmark, but this was voted against. As a result, they are driving people behind the light, "said SV spokesman Lars Haltbrekken at the Defense of the Environment.

SV and MDG opposed the development of Castberg, but felt that if the field was under construction, the operator Equinor (formerly Statoil) should drive the oil to the ground.

Frp also critical

Terje Halleland of Frp also believes that if Ap really believes that oil should land, he should vote for the SV and MDG proposals this summer.

"What they do now, is bring people behind the light." If Ap ordered the industry to land the oil, she should vote for the SV and MDG proposals. of this, they participated by a large majority stating that the industry should evaluate this and base the socio-economic considerations on which it relies for its analysis, "said Halleland.

The alternative to building a land terminal in Finnmark is to load it into tankers on the ground and send it directly to the market.

Previous promises

In 2013, the champagne corks in Finnmark sprang up because the oil companies were planning a landing.

"At that time, the price of oil was well over $ 100 a barrel, and at that time, the development of Castberg was estimated at $ 100 billion.Now the situation of oil prices is different and the cost is cut in half This obviously had consequences for the development solution.We can not impose additional costs on the industry, even if we all want the oil to land.This could weaken the interest of investing in the sea. Barents, "said Halleland, noting that even a landing without landing would have a significant impact on the ground, thanks to the operating organizations and bases.

The landing of oil and gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf and, hence, from the land ripple is a theme that has followed the oil sector since the discovery of Ekofisk almost 50 years ago.

Put this before

SV representative Kari Elisabeth Kaski, who is herself from Finnmark, thinks the Ap is now coming out with blank statements to ensure support for further oil development.

"But we're seeing people along the coast creeping up and figuring out that Equinor would not drive the oil to the ground and would not create the promised local dark circles effects," Kaski said.

Equinor is now in the final assessment of the landfill of oil. The company does not want to say anything about the content of this assessment before it is handed over to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

The OED Information Service writes to Aftenposten in an e-mail that "the Ministry will return to the Storting with up-to-date information on the ongoing investigation work by the end of of 2018. "