Shale Energy Insider: Shale Gas in the Netherlands: The Story So Far

“There will be no US-style shale gas revolution in Europe,” said Jerome Ferrier, president of the International Gas Union (IGU), at the World Gas Conference in Paris earlier this month. Is this really going to be the case, or will one of Europe’s nation states prove him wrong?

Home to the largest natural gas field in continental Western Europe, the Netherlands has always been a large producer and consumer of natural gas.

The Dutch state-owned energy company, Energie Beheer Nederland, recently revealed its ambitious plan to achieve 30 BCM production of gas from small fields by 2030.

To achieve this, the country will need to invest in new technologies and new areas including, in all probability, shale gas development.

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