And on Friday, the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that NAM in Assen will permanently stop gas extraction in Groningen from next Sunday. The production locations that are currently on the pilot light as a precaution will also be turned off. A year later, the Groningen field, which extends to Northern Drenthe, is closed permanently and the wells are demolished. Only in very exceptional circumstances, for example during several days of moderate to severe frost, can one or more production locations be put on the pilot light again.
The week of Drenthe: king reads Speech from the Throne, Holland Casino goes to Eelderwolde and gas tap closes
