Oil and gas field · Friesland, Netherlands
Lauwersoog
Lauwersoog is an oil and gas field in Friesland, Netherlands, owned by ExxonMobil Producing Netherlands B.V. and Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Friesland | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (Producing) | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | gas | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2008 | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 1996 | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore offshore | Onshore | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | ExxonMobil Producing Netherlands B.V. (licensee of the production licence) | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (licensee of the production licence) | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 520 boe/day (year: 2025) | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How its owner compares
Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. owns 162 of the 532 oil and gas fields in the Netherlands in our data with a named owner; the most of any owner. Counts cover the oil and gas fields in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in Netherlands | Rank | Oil and gas fields | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. | 1st | 162 | 30% |
| Tenaz Energy Netherlands B.V. | 2nd | 67 | 13% |
| Wintershall Noordzee B.V. | 2nd | 67 | 13% |
| Eni Energy Netherlands B.V. | 4th | 51 | 9.6% |
| Vermilion Energy Netherlands B.V. | 5th | 46 | 8.6% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas field from its sources, oldest first.
- Discovered
- Production started
Owners, operator and place
Oil and gas licences attached to this oil and gas field
- Production licence Noord-Friesland159,270 ha
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