Russia likely to spy more on Norway's energy industry, say Norway security police

Norwegian head of the National Security Agency Sofie Nystrom attends a news conference at Marmorhallen on the country's threat and risk assessments in Oslo, Norway February 13, 2023. NTB/Fredrik Varfjell via REUTERS

Russia will seek to gather more intelligence about Norway's oil and gas infrastructure as part of efforts to put pressure on European energy supplies, the Nordic country's police security agency (PST) said in its annual threat assessment on Monday.

While Russia is "unlikely" to carry out acts of sabotage on Norwegian territory in 2023, this could change if Moscow's willingness to escalate the conflict with NATO and the West were to increase, PST said.