Groningen: Gas tap closed, but misery not yet over
After six decades of gas extraction, the gas taps in Groningen will be officially closed this Sunday, September 30. The ...
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Our top stories of 2022
This year has felt like many years all in one, with the ongoing Covid pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine ...
History of earthquakes and natural gas in Groningen (update)
On Saturday, 8 October 2022, a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck Wirdum, a village 26 kilometers northeast of the city of ...
Two earthquakes rattle villages near Groningen
Two earthquakes shook parts of the province of Groningen Saturday, damaging houses and sending people into the streets, but no ...
Sixteen premature deaths every year from Groningen earthquakes
New research from the University of Groningen shows that an average of sixteen people per year pass away prematurely as ...
Shell plans to buy off NAM liability in Groningen
In an interview with the Financieele Dagblad, president-director of Shell Netherlands Marjan van Loon stated that the move would speed ...
Dutch advisory body sides with fossil fuel giants: drilling for gas on Frisian/Drents border can continue until 2034
Vermilion Energy has supportive voices in high places Translated by Thomas Ansell As reported by the Omrop Fryslân, the Dutch ...
Dutch Prime Minister Rutte Visits Earthquake Area in Groningen
RTV Noord reported that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived this morning in the village of Loppersum . The town, ...
Villages located on top of the Grou-Raerd gas field oppose further gas extraction
The local residents say they would rather their area is used to produce renewable and clean energy Translated by Thomas ...
Leeuwarden comes out against gas extraction at Tytsjerksterdiel, and will ask the national government not to issue a permit
Vermilion (who else), the Canadian multinational energy business, intends to get its claws into the Tietjerk gas field Translated by ...
