Groningen

Natural gas production from the Netherlands’ Groningen field will end by Oct. 1, the Dutch government confirmed late last week, largely eliminating what was long a top supply source for Europe.  The continent has depended on production from Groningen for decades. The field reached peak annual output of 88 billion cubic meters (Bcm) in 1976,…

The Netherlands will rely on increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports instead of counting on domestic gas production from the Groningen field to help replace Russian imports.    The Dutch government has decided against increasing output from Groningen, which was under consideration as a way for Europe to refill natural gas storage and displace Russian supplies. …

If the Dutch government decides to ramp up production from the Groningen field in the northeastern part of the Netherlands from 3.9 billion cubic meters (Bcm) to 7.6 Bcm this year to meet Germany’s request for additional volumes, the increase is not expected to solve Europe’s natural gas shortage. “An increase in production from Groningen…

Natural gas production from the Groningen field in the Netherlands may nearly double from 3.9 billion cubic meters (Bcm) to 7.6 Bcm this year because of a request from Germany for additional supplies and a delay in the start-up of the Zuidbroek nitrogen facility.  Germany approached the Dutch government as the country “expects to need…

Northwest European natural gas markets face massive investments in infrastructure as the region will have to accommodate new supply sources that don’t align with the current output coming from the European Union’s largest soon-to-be-shut gas field, according to Wood Mackenzie.