Commissioner Simson visits Norway to strengthen energy partnership

Source: European Commission Spokesperson’s Service

Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson will be in Norway tomorrow to enhance the EU’s energy cooperation with this key partner. Commissioner Simson will co-chair
the EU-Norway Energy Dialogue as well as the
Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Forum with the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland. Discussions at the Energy Dialogue, which was launched in 2002, will
focus on a wide range of crucial topics including energy security and critical energy infrastructure, hydrogen and offshore wind, as well as the REPowerEU plan and the EU’s Fit for 55 package. At
the end of the Energy Dialogue, Commissioner Simson will hold a press point with Minister Aasland, which you can follow on Ebs. The Commissioner will open the
CCUS Forum with a keynote speech setting out a strategic vision on carbon, capture and storage (CCS) and carbon, capture and utilisation (CCU) towards 2050, which can be followed here.
In the afternoon, she will visit a series of energy sites with Minister Aasland, including the Vinje power plant and Norcem’s carbon capture and storage project in Brevik. She will also hold
bilateral meetings with energy companies Statkraft and Equinor.