Ministers also approve exploration in 70 new areas of country’s waters, prompting accusations of madness and greenwashing Ministers also approve exploration in 70 new areas of country’s waters, prompting accusations of madness and greenwashing The Norwegian government has been heavily criticised for approving plans to reopen three North Sea gas fields nearly three decades after they were closed to help fill the gap in energy supplies created by the Middle East war. Amid sharp price rises in oil