Stories tagged with "european gas"

Dutch government acknowledges peak gas

Posted by Rembrandt on June 19, 2008 - 8:55am in The Oil Drum: Europe
Topic: Supply/Production
Tags: european gas, gas supply, natural gas, netherlands, peak gas [list all tags]

Today a historic moment took place. The Dutch government acknowledged in its new energy strategy that Dutch natural gas production has passed its peak (file in Dutch here). Stating that the peak occurred in 2007/2008 and the Netherlands will have become a net importer of natural gas by 2025.

Figure 1 - Dutch gas forecast from TNO commissioned by the Dutch ministry of economic affairs. Y-axis in billion cubic meters Groningen Field Equivalent Heating Content. Red are the rapidly depleting small gas fields onshore and in the north sea. Light Blue is the large Slochteren field in the province of Groningen. Dark blue is the yet to be found production from small fields.

[Editor's note: The Netherlands is Europe's second largest gas producer after Norway. When the Dutch Government announces that their gas production will now decline this has major consequences for European energy security, in my opinion.]

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Daddy, will the lights be on at Christmas?

Posted by Euan Mearns on December 20, 2007 - 10:30am in The Oil Drum: Europe
Topic: Supply/Production
Tags: aleksandr ananenkov, berr, european gas, gas exports, gas imports, gazprom, iea, norwegian gas, npd, russian gas, vladimir milov [list all tags]

... or is Europe running low on natural gas?

OECD Europe gas imports may grow by 295 BCM per annum by 2020. In the same time period, global LNG production is set to grow by 350 BCM per annum. So we Europeans should be OK, so long as the USA, Japan, China, South Korea, India and Taiwan are not planning to expand their LNG imports as well.


Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, at Christmas. A wondrous site. And none of our politicians or the general public ever wonder where the energy comes from and how we will pay for it. Cutting CO2 emissions is a priority for all parties. Eliminating nuclear power is also high on the agenda. Confused? Our politicians certainly are. Visit Edinburgh while you can, it's one of Europe's finest cities.

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