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The Netherlands: A Case Of Optimisation Of Recovery And Opportunities For Re-Use Of Natural Gas Assets

Authors: Dr. J. Breunese
The total Netherlands natural gas resource base is estimated at around 4500 bcm. Two-thirds of that volume stems from the giant Groningen field, the remainder from a few hundred other socalled small fields and exploration prospects. The aim...
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Thema: Energy transition, Oil & Gas, Underground storage

Predicting gas production from future gas discoveries in the Netherlands: quantity, location, timing, quality

Authors: Dr. J. Lutgert, Dr. J. Breunese, Dr. H. Mijnlieff
Recent policy and market developments have raised the question not only as to how much gas remains to be discovered in the Netherlands but also where and when it will be produced and of what quality. These questions are addressed by...
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Thema: Oil & Gas

The life cycle of the Netherlands’ natural gas exploration: 40 years after Groningen, where are we now?

Authors: Dr. J. Breunese, Dr. H. Mijnlieff, Dr. J. Lutgert
The discovery of the giant Permian Groningen Field in 1959 triggered the main phase of gas exploration in NW Europe. This paper deals with the history and future of natural gas exploration in the Netherlands. The aim is to explain the...
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Thema: Oil & Gas

NW European Gas Atlas

Authors: A. Lokhorst
Oil and gas has been produced from the Northwest European onshore and offshore areas for several decades, but little has been done on an international basis so far to compare gas composition from different gas fields, or to correlate gas...
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Thema: Geology, Oil & Gas

Assessment of underground energy storage potential to support the energy transition in the Netherlands

Authors: Dr. J. Juez-Larré, Drs. S. van Gessel, Dr. R. Dalman, G. Remmelts, R. Groenenberg
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate commissioned in 2018 a technical assessment on the various options for underground storage in the Netherlands. The technologies investigated were those that can support the large-scale increase...
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Thema: Energy transition, Underground storage

Nitrogen contents in the northwest Netherlands offshore area

Authors: H. Kombrink, D. Della Lunga, Dr. H. Mijnlieff, Dr. I. Kroon
Relatively high nitrogen contents are found in Carboniferous rocks in the southern part of the D&E-blocks in the Netherlands offshore area. Unfortunately, data are lacking for the northern D&E-blocks, which are open for exploration. This...
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Thema: Oil & Gas