NATO's Stoltenberg, EU's von der Leyen travel to North Sea platform

FILE PHOTO: President of European Commission von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg arrive to attend Estonia's Independence Day parade in Tallinn, Estonia February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

TROLL A PLATFORM, North Sea (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen were travelling on Friday to the Troll A platform in the North Sea, which extracts gas from Norway's biggest gas field.

The visit underscores the importance of Norwegian gas towards Europe's energy security. After a drop in Russian flows, the Nordic country last year became the largest gas supplier to the EU.