Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that by the July summit in Vilnius, the North Atlantic Alliance will present a report on measures to protect the alliance's critical underwater infrastructure. In January, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the European Union and NATO would create a working group to improve the security of European critical infrastructure.

At the end of November, it was reported that the Norwegian authorities plan to spend more than $ 4 million to strengthen the security for the oil and gas sector.