Thousands of jobs will be created and billions of pounds invested into the UK energy sector thanks to an agreement on closer co-operation with Norway, David Cameron said.
Mr Cameron was speaking as he arrived in Oslo for talks with his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg on a two-day visit which will also take in discussions with energy companies from both sides of the North Sea.
A new UK-Norway energy partnership will deliver closer co-operation between the two countries on affordable long-term gas supply, as well as two-way investment in oil and gas exploration and the development of renewable technologies, said Mr Cameron.
David Cameron said "Affordable, secure energy from trusted and reliable partners is critical to this and there is no stronger energy partnership than between Britain and Norway.
Tomorrow we will take this vital relationship to the next level with a new UK-Norway energy partnership.
This will mean more collaboration on affordable long-term gas supply, more reciprocal investment in oil and gas and renewables, and - underpinning all of this - a set of major new business deals creating thousands of new jobs and adding billions to our economies"
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