The story is known. For decades, thanks to the gigantic Groningerveld, the Netherlands was an absolute energy superpower. Every year tens of billions of cubic meters of gas are pumped up and exported to neighboring European countries. However, due to the increasing number of earthquakes in Groningen, the cabinet decided to phase out gas production at an accelerated pace. In 2024, no more gas molecule may be extracted.
Europe and the US want the Netherlands to extract more gas, but how? ‘Still serious quantities in the North Sea’ | Inland
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