Events
CIEP Workshop The future of gas exploration and production in The Netherlands 29 November 2006
The Netherlands has been rather successful in developing its domestic gas reserves. However, in The Netherlands production from 'small fields' (all fields except the giant Groningen field) is declining. The exploration potential appears to be limited and the incumbent parties leave The Netherlands or reduce their activities. The latter is only in part being compensated by the emergence on the scene of new, mostly smaller, players.
This background in combination with developments in the international gas market and the increasing attention paid to security of supply warrants a closer look at whether Dutch natural gas reserves are being exploited optimally. If that is not the case, one needs to discuss whether and how current mining policies in The Netherlands should be adapted.
CIEP organised an expert workshop on these issues on 29 November to take an inventory of the exploration and production outlook, technology and cost developments, and current policies in The Netherlands.