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Subsea interconnectors, Norway & North Sea
Kristiansand, Norway58.15°N 8.00°E
computed criticality29/100
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NordLink & North Sea Link (2 × 1,400 MW); 8,800 km subsea gas network
2024Fault line
Norway's energy tie to Europe rests on power cables (NordLink to Germany, North Sea Link to the United Kingdom) and thousands of kilometres of gas pipelines laid on the seabed. The wave of sabotage since 2022, Nord Stream, Estlink 2, C-Lion1, has revealed that these arteries are indefensible along their full length. NATO's 2025 "Baltic Sentry" response marks the militarisation of a seabed turned front line.
Actors
Statnett (Oslo)
Gassco (Haugesund)
NATO, Baltic Sentry
Feeds 1
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