Statement: It should be possible to open the Groningen gas tap further | What you say

Groningers surprised by increasing gas extraction: ‘It looks like a movie, what a bad time’

Shocked residents of Groningen expect The Hague to quickly clarify why up to double the amount of gas should be extracted. That is what outgoing minister Stef Blok (Economic Affairs) and the Gasunie expect, according to a letter to the House of Representatives on Thursday evening. “This is going to hit hard,” he says.