The pair, John Hoeven and John McCain, met with energy officials and senior oil company executives to discuss Norway’s state-owned Statoil – already a major supplier to the continent – being part of a solution that would also involve US exports of liquefied natural gas, due to start around 2016, The Hill reported.
“While Norway is a key supplier to Europe and can take some steps to temper the effects of Russia spiking the cost of natural gas, Norway cannot solve the problem of European energy dependence on Russia all on its own,” Hoeven said in a statement.
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