"Scotland reaching out to Norway?"
"The Norwegians have put forward harsh conditions and want to drag both us and the European Union Company in. The Scots didn't reject them outright, but they're also talking to the Russians. McTavish is playing a balancing game. We need to up the stakes—Commerce is drafting a proposal: if Norway excludes Mexico from deep involvement in the 'Odin's Eye' project, the United States can hand part of its Strategic Petroleum Reserve rotation contracts to Equinor."
"At the same time," Turner added, "have the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) arrange an 'accidental' patrol in the North Sea, with the route passing close to the 'Odin's Eye' area. No provocations—just show up. Make sure both the Scots and the Norwegians see that the North Sea is not Mexico's backyard."
