First LNG shipment arrives at new Dutch floating terminal
The first ship to bring a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a new terminal at the Dutch port of Eemshaven has docked and has started the unloading process, Continue Reading
Dutch Government To Decide Whether To Fill Norg Gas Storage Above 80%
The Netherlands could decide this month whether it will fill its largest gas storage facility past 80%, Dutch officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The news comes as Europe moves to Continue Reading
Rotterdam port says coal, LNG surged in H1, Russian imports fell
Containers are loaded onto a ship at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 11, 2018. The war in Ukraine led to large increases in the amount of liquefied natural gas Continue Reading
Energy minister says Dutch braced for Russian gas cutoff, Groningen is last resort
The Netherlands has met a goal of ending its dependence on Russian gas, its energy minister told Reuters in an interview, but as a major storage and transport hub, it Continue Reading
Shell to start construction of renewable hydrogen plant in Netherlands
Shell Plc (SHEL.L) said on Wednesday it would start building a renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands, which according to the energy giant will be Europe’s largest once it is Continue Reading
The Netherlands Calls On Large Energy Users To Reduce Consumption
The Netherlands said on Monday that large energy consumers would need to cut back on their usage beginning at the start of next year, Reuters has reported. The restrictions are Continue Reading
Dutch government to invest 750 mln euros to develop hydrogen network
The Dutch government on Wednesday said it would invest 750 million euros ($789 million) through to 2031 to develop a national hydrogen transportation network. In a letter to parliament, Energy Continue Reading
Putin Ally Threatens Strike On Europe’s Largest Oil Hub
MP Andrey Gurulyov said that Europe would ‘croak’ if Russia attacked its no.1 oil hub in the Netherlands. Gurulyov’s muscle-flexing doesn’t reflect Russia’s official state policy. Europe’s energy infrastructure is Continue Reading
Netherlands activates energy crisis plan, removes cap on coal plants
The Netherlands on Monday said it would activate the “early warning” phase of an energy crisis plan and lifted a cap on production by coal-fired power plants as it seeks Continue Reading
Dutch government activates energy crisis plan, to produce 2.8 bcm Groningen gas
The Dutch government on Monday activated the first phase of a crisis energy plan, and said it would produce 2.8 billion cubic metres of gas from the Groningen gas field Continue Reading
Russia widens Europe gas cuts as Gazprom halts Dutch trader’s supply
Russia widened its gas cuts to Europe on Tuesday with energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) turning off supplies to top Dutch trader GasTerra escalating the economic battle between Moscow and Brussels. Continue Reading
Thousands of Russia-Linked Ship Containers Pile Up in Rotterdam
In normal times, the Dutch port of Rotterdam is like a machine: hundreds of ships come and go each day, and tens of thousands of boxes are loaded and unloaded Continue Reading
Netherlands Asks Citizens To Restrict Gas Consumption
The Dutch government will advise citizens and businesses to use less gas but has stopped short of activating emergency energy plans. Earlier today, Germany declared triggered the first phase of Continue Reading
Banking Giant ING No Longer Funding New Oil And Gas Fields
Dutch multinational banking giant ING has decided to restrict financing for new oil and gas fields and increase financing for renewables. Dutch multinational banking giant ING has decided to restrict Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE Dutch bank ING ends financing for new oil and gas projects
ING Groep NV (INGA.AS) will no longer finance new oil and gas projects, its energy chief said, one of the first major global banks to commit to such a step Continue Reading
What Does a Gas Country Do Without Gas? The Dutch Can Answer
The Peakshaver liquid natural gas installation and storage site operated by NV Nederlandse Gasunie at the Port of Rotterdam. The Netherlands is throwing a hydrogen life preserver to pipelines that Continue Reading
Activists behind Shell climate verdict target 30 multinationals
The Dutch wing of environmental group Friends of the Earth, which won a landmark court case against Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) last year, demanded 30 corporations publish plans for big Continue Reading
Dutch Plan To Boost Gas Output At Earthquake-Prone Site Sparks Anger
Residents in the Groningen area in the Netherlands have voiced their anger at a plan by the Dutch government to potentially double this year production from the Groningen gas field, Continue Reading
Dutch COVID-19 restrictions extended through Christmas holidays
The Netherlands will extend COVID-19 restrictions through the Christmas holidays, including the early closure of schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday. The rapid spread of the Omicron Continue Reading
Dutch government agrees on closure compensation for 731-MW Rotterdam coal plant
Highlights Riverstone to receive up to Eur212.5 mil for Onyx unit 2022 coal-fired generation margins at record high: Platts Closure within 2 months pending social plan, EC approval The Dutch Continue Reading
Dutch face three-week, partial lockdown as COVID-19 cases soar
Bars and restaurants will close early and sporting events will be held without audiences under a three-week, partial lockdown that is expected to be announced in the Netherlands on Friday Continue Reading
Netherlands rules out change to Groningen gas field policy despite high prices
Highlights Output hike would lead to higher earthquake risk: ministry Field set to close in mid-2022, back-up role to remain European gas prices on run to record highs The Dutch Continue Reading
Netherlands hit by ‘first major snowstorm in decade’
The extreme weather has led to major travel disruption, as here in Haarle in the Netherlands The Netherlands has been hit by its first major snowstorm in a decade, forecasters Continue Reading
Dutch lockdown extended as virus variants gain strongly
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte extended almost all of his country’s tough lockdown measures on Tuesday for at least a month, saying that the rapid spread of the new more Continue Reading
Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in 2 cities
Rioters set fires in the center of the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven and pelted police with rocks Sunday at a banned demonstration against coronavirus lockdown measures, while officers responded Continue Reading
Dutch propose curfew to rein in virus; will ban more flights
The Dutch government wants to impose a curfew as part of beefed-up restrictions to rein in the spread of a new more contagious virus variant that already accounts for at Continue Reading
Dutch climate activists take Shell to court over emissions
A group of environmental organizations backed by thousands of Dutch citizens launched a civil case Tuesday against the energy giant Shell, asking a court to order the multinational to commit Continue Reading
This Just Became The World’s Largest Gas Hub
The increasingly global nature of natural gas, with the rise of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and trade, is making one of Europe’s key natural gas trading hubs into an Continue Reading
Iceland’s Landsvirkjun and port of Rotterdam agree to study shipping green hydrogen
Iceland’s largest electricity generator and the port of Rotterdam have agreed to study the best way to ship zero-carbon hydrogen produced from hydropower to feed Europe’s growing demand, the two Continue Reading
Gas production at Dutch Groningen field drops by half in GY-19
Natural gas output at Europe’s largest onshore L-cal gas field, Groningen in the Netherlands, fell by half in Gas Year 19 as production quotas at the field became progressively stricter, Continue Reading
Groningen monthly gas output drops below 500 mil cu m for first time
Output at Europe’s largest onshore L-cal gas field, Groningen in the Netherlands, registered a new record low in June, falling below 500 million cu m for the first time, NAM Continue Reading
Mass Mink Cull Ordered on Dutch Farms to Stem Coronavirus Spread
The Netherlands ordered a mass mink cull to extinguish a coronavirus outbreak linked to at least two human cases, hastening the demise of an industry ordered to cease by 2024. Continue Reading
The future of European gas after Groningen
Gas production at Groningen, Europe’s largest gas field, will end in 2022, eight years earlier than planned due to the risk of earthquakes. The move will leave the continent’s gas Continue Reading
BYD secures Europe’s largest single order for electric buses to date: 259 eBuses for Keolis
BYD has secured the largest single order to date for full battery-electric buses in Europe in a deal with Keolis Nederland BV, the Dutch subsidiary of global public transport provider, Continue Reading
KLM purchases Neste SAF for flights out of Schiphol
KLM has purchased sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights out of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The sustainable fuel is produced by Neste from used cooking oil and will reduce CO 2 Continue Reading
Dutch upper house debates coal phase out proposal
The Netherlands’ Senate, its upper house, is to vote next Tuesday on a parliamentary bill banning the use of coal in power generation by 2030, it said late Tuesday. The Continue Reading
Earthquakes Are Jolting the Netherlands. Gas Drilling Is to Blame.
JDriving through fields of low-lying Dutch farmland you pass an occasional odd cluster of silvery pipes and tanks. They are the only visible sign that deep below this northeast corner Continue Reading
Huge Independent Refiner Prepares For Revolution In Markets
One of the world’s largest independent oil traders, Gunvor Group, plans to revamp its refinery in Rotterdam to adapt it to produce low-sulfur fuel oil that would be compliant with Continue Reading
Europe’s Gas Demand Soars As Dutch Giant Folds
Europe’s energy landscape will be completely changed once the Dutch shut down the largest gas field on the continent years ahead of schedule, according to Rystad Energy. The Netherlands recently Continue Reading
MIT autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other: dynamic roboat structures
The city of Amsterdam envisions a future in which fleets of autonomous boats cruise its many canals to transport goods and people, collect trash, or self-assemble into floating stages and Continue Reading
Strike To Hit Production At Europe’s Largest Oil Refinery
Oil products output at Europe’s largest oil refinery—Shell’s 404,000-bpd Pernis refinery in the Netherlands—will be reduced after workers started a strike on Monday, demanding higher wages. “There will be impact Continue Reading
Strikers Vow to ‘Reverse’ Output at Europe’s Largest Refinery
Shell’s 400,000 bpd Pernis oil refinery in the Netherlands will see a reduction in output beginning on April 8, organized by striking workers seeking higher wages. Last week , the Continue Reading
Groningen gas production to drop 75 percent by 2023
Gas production at the earthquake-prone Groningen field will drop by at least 75 percent in the next five years, ahead of schedule towards the projected end of extraction. The Dutch Continue Reading
The Netherlands Can’t Afford To Keep Its Natural Gas Promise
The Netherlands has been the source of cheap energy for northwest Europe for the past decades. The discovery of the Groningen gas field, the 9th largest in the world, provided Continue Reading
Dutch offshore wind plans to offset Groningen gas cuts, coal exit by 2030
Plans for offshore wind farms and new power cables are expected to help facilitate Dutch government plans to close coal plants and end gas production at the Groningen field by Continue Reading
Europe’s Biggest Gas Field To Close Over Quake Risk
Europe’s biggest gas field–Groningen in the north of the Netherlands–has been pumping gas for more than half a century and supplies gas to 98 percent of the Dutch population. But Continue Reading
Can The Netherlands Stay Ahead In Natural Gas Markets?
In 2016 the Dutch gas market achieved a major milestone when the TTF natural gas hub became the benchmark for European gas , taking the lead from the British NGC. Continue Reading
Groningen natural gas field production cut decision by Mar 31: minister
Dutch economy minister Eric Wiebes will send a letter to the country’s Cabinet containing details of a major cut to extraction levels at the Groningen gas field by March 31 Continue Reading
An Unsolvable Natural Gas Dilemma
Natural gas isn’t the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of the Netherlands. Clean energy is a more likely association. And yet gas is at the center Continue Reading
Large Dutch Gas Find Could Be Even Bigger After Positive Drilling Results
A large gas discovery in the Dutch North Sea could be even bigger after an exploration drill beat expectations, one of the companies involved said, a shot in the arm Continue Reading