Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) is supported in the Lofoten-question of another-each Norwegian.
According to a survey conducted by Response Analysis for Aftenposten.
When asked whether they believe it would be appropriate to initiate an impact assessment that provides opportunity to initiate oil production, 49 percent responding yes. A third, 34 percent, say they oppose.
Labor and SV however disagree whether voters also are for or against oil drilling?
– There is no control between impact and drilling. We have investigated the impact areas without opening them, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told Aftenposten.
– There should be no doubt that the impact assessment carried out for the purpose of drilling, and that it leads to oil drilling, says Environment Minister Bård Vegar Solhjell.
Information Aftenposten has obtained show that both partly right:
Norway has had two great impact assessment following the current regulations: the southern Barents Sea (1989) and the Norwegian Sea (1994).
Both led to oil drilling, but there were also areas that were not opened, said Oil and Energy Ministry graded
In 1989, it was decided to open all unopened in the Barents south, except Troms 2, which remains closed.
In 1994 it was decided to open areas in deep water and coastal remote areas in the Norwegian Sea. Trøndelag area 1 East, and the coastal areas of Nordland 4,5, and 6 were not opened. Nordland 7 was entirely nor opened for oil drilling.
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