Production to cease at Groningen gas field
The Dutch Government has announced gas output from the flagship Groningen gas field will be lowered to minimal amounts, with a view to ceasing in 2024.
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Output from Dutch gas field to be reduced after earthquake
Dutch operator NAM has proposed reducing output from the Groningen gas field after an earthquake struck the area earlier this week.
Dutch court hit with 25 appeals against Groningen production cap
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Dutch advisory board calls for additional cuts at Groningen
A Dutch advisory body has advised the government to make additional cuts production at the Groningen gas field to reduce the risk of earthquakes in the northern province, according to reports.
Ruling date set for Groningen field decision
A Dutch Court is set to rule later this month regarding production on the Groningen field after output was reduced because it was causing earthquakes. The Council of State in September heard arguments in the case, which is seeking to slow or stop production at Europe's largest gas field.
Riled Dutch locals to argue Europe’s largest gas field is unsafe
A Dutch court is set to hear arguments that production from Europe’s largest natural gas field should be suspended because earthquakes linked to extraction threaten safety. The Netherlands has progressively cut the amount of gas won from the Groningen field in the north amid protests over the tremors, with the Economy Ministry in June slashing this year’s output cap by 29 percent. The Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State will hear 41 appeals from local political parties, environmental organizations and individuals against an earlier production decision on Thursday, and possibly Friday, before making a final ruling in October or November.
Production from Dutch field remains capped
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Quakes force Dutch lawmakers to cut gas production
Dutch communities rattled by earthquakes are upending Europe’s energy market. Towns in the northern province of Groningen sit atop the continent’s biggest gas field, where the Dutch government says exploration by oil and gas majors Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil has triggered 196 earthquakes since 2013, damaging buildings and making home sales difficult.