One of the largest Norwegian refueling companies just refused to refuel one of our nuclear subs today because of President Trump’s stance on the Ukraine war.
They announced their boycott after Zelenskyy made a fool of himself at the White House yesterday and today turned away the USS Delaware.
Here’s the news:
After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels.
Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces. pic.twitter.com/8OmCrMAgDR
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 1, 2025
The shutdown may have already affected USS Virginia (SSN-774), which attempted to refuel in Norway today but turned around.
(The Virginia class requires some marine diesel for its Caterpillar model 3512B V-12 auxiliary generator).
Source- https://t.co/GsXWfNDmXA pic.twitter.com/Byy3KPmxJr
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 1, 2025
Couple of notes:
CEO Gunnar Gran confirmed to Kystens Næringsliv that the post is real, saying: "not a liter will be delivered until Trump is finished"
MMSI data shows the sub was USS Delaware (SSN-791), another Virginia class sub, not USS Virginia.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 1, 2025