NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travel to the Troll A platform off the coast of Norway March 17, 2023. The Troll field contains approximately 40 percent of the total gas reserves on the Norwegian continental shelf, and constitutes the very cornerstone of Norwegian gas production. NTB/Ole Berg-Rusten via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT
The heads of NATO and the European Commission flew on Friday to a North Sea platform to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit underlining Norway's importance for gas shipments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Troll A platform extracts gas from Norway's biggest gas field. After a drop in Russian flows, the Nordic country last year became the largest gas supplier to the EU.
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