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    Bloomberg: Riled Locals Fight Output From Europe's Largest Gas Field

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A Dutch court is to hear arguments that the Groningen gas field, Europe's largest, should be suspended to prevent any further extraction-linked earthquakes

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Bloomberg: Riled Locals Fight Output From Europe's Largest Gas Field

A Dutch court is set to hear arguments that production from Europe’s largest natural gas field should be suspended because of earthquakes linked to extraction.

The Netherlands has progressively cut the amount of gas won from the Groningen field in the north amid protests over the tremors, with the Economy Ministry in June slashing this year’s output cap by 29 percent. 

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