Tno: Not All Groningen Gas Wells Should Be Sealed Off, Acute Shortage Conceivable

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While NAM is busy plugging the gas wells, TNO is advocating not to completely close off the Groningen field. This is due to the Netherlands' dependence on foreign gas, with 80 percent currently being imported. They are explicitly not advocating for new commercial gas extraction; this concerns a so-called strategic reserve. Similar to the strategic oil reserve the Netherlands has had since the oil crisis of the 1970s. "That's a reserve you have a…