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Norway's Socialists Withdraw Support for Controversial LNG Plant

2/4/2026

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Norway's Socialist Party withdrew support for blocking Equinor's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant from receiving an onshore power connection, enabling grid development.
Parliament will vote on an opposition proposal to revoke the plant's link to the power grid, a move that may fail without Socialist backing.
Critics argue that linking the gas-driven plant to the regional grid could harm local electricity availability and Sami Indigenous reindeer herders.

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Norway's Socialist Party withdrew support for blocking Equinor's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant from receiving an onshore power connection, enabling grid development.
Parliament will vote on an opposition proposal to revoke the plant's link to the power grid, a move that may fail without Socialist backing.
Critics argue that linking the gas-driven plant to the regional grid could harm local electricity availability and Sami Indigenous reindeer herders.