US EditionGroningen gas field in Netherlands to shut down as Senate approves law
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The Netherlands will finally close the gas field in Groningen.
The Groningen gas field will close permanently. That is clear now that the Senate has approved a law regulating the closure. At the beginning of this month, it still looked like the Senate would delay consideration of the law due to questions about security of supply. This led to disbelief in Groningen and an angry Secretary of State Vijlbrief (Mining), who said he “would not experience” such a delay. But now the decision has been made; politici…
Groningen gas field in Netherlands to shut down as Senate approves law
AMSTERDAM - The Dutch Senate on Tuesday approved a law to permanently close the Groningen gas field, following the government's promise that production will never be resumed to limit seismic risks in the region. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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