Oil and gas field · the Netherlands
Grootegast
Grootegast is an oil and gas field in the Netherlands, owned by Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Friesland, Groningen | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (producing) | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | gas | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1979 | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 1961 | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (licensee of the production licence) | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 661 boe/day (in 2025) | NLOG · Free reuse with credit · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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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
Owner, operator and place
Oil and gas licences attached to this oil and gas field
- Production licence Groningen297,000 ha
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