A number of unknown drones have been observed along oil and gas installations on the Norwegian coast recently. The last one was observed on Saturday, reports the website Aldri More. Operations manager Victor Fenne-Jensen at the South-west police district confirms the observation. – We received a message yesterday morning around 13 from the operator company that they had seen a possible drone observation at the Åsgård B platform. It was done from the platform, he says. Fenne-Jensen says the operator company Equinor also reported a Russian vessel close to the field. Coastguard ship KV Svalbard. Photo: Jonas Selim / Defense Forces / Jonas Selim / Defense Forces The Coast Guard reported that the coast guard vessel KV Svalbard on Saturday reported that a Russian icebreaker has been lying at the country’s second largest gas plant, Ormen Lange in Møre og Romsdal, for days. The mayor of Aukra, Odd Jørgen Nilssen, says he thinks it is Russians who are behind the drones. – There is no doubt that the Russian authorities are looking to create fear and provoke. It is very good that it is followed, says Nilssen. Mayor Odd Jørgen Nilssen. Photo: Malin Kjellstadli Korsnes / news Several investigations The police are investigating several drone observations at Norwegian oil and gas installations recently. It recently became known that PST will take over the investigation. Equinor, which is the operator at Åsgard B, does not wish to comment on the observation on Saturday. – We do not confirm any observations. We are asked by the police not to do so, out of consideration for the investigation, says press officer Ellen Maria Skjelsbæk.
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