Ranking

Largest oil and gas licences by area

The 100 largest oil and gas licences by area, ranked from the 330 we track in the Netherlands and Norway. Production licence Groningen is the largest, at 297,000 ha.

#Oil and gas licenceLocationHolderArea
1Production licence GroningenGroningen, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.297,000 ha
2Production licence Drenthe IIbDrenthe, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.188,120 ha
3Production licence Noord-FrieslandFriesland, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.159,270 ha
4Exploration licence B16b, B17, E03a, E06a, F01 & F02bthe NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.134,400 ha
5Production licence RijswijkSouth Holland, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.109,392 ha
6Production licence Middeliethe NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.94,590 ha
7Production licence Schoonebeekthe NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.93,000 ha
8Production licence 085NorwayEquinor Energy AS71,100 ha
9Production licence GorredijkFriesland, NetherlandsVermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.62,852 ha
10Exploration licence HemelumFriesland, NetherlandsVermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.45,040 ha
11Production licence K08 & K11athe NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.43,510 ha
12Production licence N04, N05 & N08the NetherlandsONE-Dyas B.V.42,956 ha
13Production licence L10a, L10b & L11athe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.42,190 ha
14Production licence L13the NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.41,260 ha
15Production licence K15the NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.41,240 ha
16Production licence L09the NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.40,930 ha
17Production licence K07the NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.40,790 ha
18Production licence L02the NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.40,600 ha
19Exploration licence E13the NetherlandsMeridian Resources B.V.40,280 ha
20Exploration licence F09the NetherlandsPetrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.40,000 ha
21Exploration licence F05the NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.39,800 ha
22Production licence F17a-diepthe NetherlandsWintershall Noordzee B.V.38,640 ha
23Production licence 532NorwayEquinor Energy AS37,800 ha
24Production licence Drenthe VIDrenthe, NetherlandsVermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.36,276 ha
25Production licence 501NorwayAker BP ASA34,900 ha
26Production licence 018NorwayConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS34,100 ha
27Production licence 209NorwayEquinor Energy AS34,100 ha
28Production licence 046NorwayEquinor Energy AS33,600 ha
29Production licence 054NorwayEquinor Energy AS31,000 ha
30Production licence 053NorwayEquinor Energy AS30,700 ha
31Production licence 104NorwayEquinor Energy AS30,700 ha
32Production licence 050NorwayEquinor Energy AS29,400 ha
33Production licence 089NorwayEquinor Energy AS29,100 ha
34Exploration licence P08b & P10cthe NetherlandsJetex Petroleum Ltd28,000 ha
35Production licence TwentheOverijssel, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.27,584 ha
36Production licence LeeuwardenFriesland, NetherlandsVermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.27,560 ha
37Production licence 094NorwayEquinor Energy AS27,100 ha
38Production licence K12athe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.26,700 ha
39Production licence K06a, K06b, L07a & L07bthe NetherlandsTotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V.25,960 ha
40Production licence 265NorwayEquinor Energy AS25,600 ha
41Production licence 025NorwayEquinor Energy AS25,500 ha
42Production licence B10c & B13athe NetherlandsPetrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.25,230 ha
43Production licence Tietjerksteradeel IIFriesland, NetherlandsVermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.25,094 ha
44Production licence F02athe NetherlandsDana Petroleum Netherlands B.V.24,450 ha
45Production licence L16athe NetherlandsWintershall Noordzee B.V.23,820 ha
46Production licence Bergen IINorth Holland, NetherlandsTAQA Offshore B.V.22,075 ha
47Production licence Botlek IVSouth Holland, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.21,910 ha
48Production licence 212NorwayAker BP ASA21,800 ha
49Production licence M09athe NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.21,270 ha
50Production licence K04b & K05athe NetherlandsTotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V.21,020 ha
51Production licence P11bthe NetherlandsDana Petroleum Netherlands B.V.21,020 ha
52Production licence AkkrumFriesland, NetherlandsVermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.20,990 ha
53Production licence F06ethe NetherlandsDana Petroleum Netherlands B.V.20,420 ha
54Production licence 203NorwayAker BP ASA20,100 ha
55Production licence K17athe NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.19,980 ha
56Production licence G14a & G17bthe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.19,320 ha
57Production licence K04athe NetherlandsTotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V.18,980 ha
58Production licence 120NorwayEquinor Energy AS18,700 ha
59Exploration licence M03b & N01athe NetherlandsONE-Dyas B.V.18,280 ha
60Production licence 229NorwayVår Energi ASA17,900 ha
61Production licence TubbergenOverijssel, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.17,700 ha
62Production licence 037NorwayEquinor Energy AS17,600 ha
63Production licence F03cthe NetherlandsDana Petroleum Netherlands B.V.17,590 ha
64Production licence 636NorwayVår Energi ASA17,500 ha
65Production licence L06a-diepthe NetherlandsWintershall Noordzee B.V.17,240 ha
66Production licence 1189NorwayEquinor Energy AS17,200 ha
67Production licence 250NorwayA/S Norske Shell17,000 ha
68Production licence Tietjerksteradeel IIIFriesland, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.16,771 ha
69Production licence L05athe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.16,330 ha
70Production licence HardenbergOverijssel, NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.16,117 ha
71Production licence 199NorwayEquinor Energy AS15,900 ha
72Production licence 090NorwayEquinor Energy AS15,800 ha
73Production licence 1188NorwayEquinor Energy AS15,700 ha
74Production licence 190NorwayEquinor Energy AS15,700 ha
75Production licence K18bthe NetherlandsWintershall Noordzee B.V.15,510 ha
76Production licence K09c & K09dthe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.14,700 ha
77Production licence 208NorwayORLEN Upstream Norway AS14,100 ha
78Production licence N07athe NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.14,080 ha
79Production licence L04a & L04bthe NetherlandsTotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V.14,050 ha
80Production licence Q01c-diepthe NetherlandsWintershall Noordzee B.V.14,020 ha
81Production licence 316NorwayRepsol Norge AS14,000 ha
82Production licence 064NorwayEquinor Energy AS13,400 ha
83Production licence G16athe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.13,270 ha
84Production licence A12athe NetherlandsPetrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.13,180 ha
85Exploration licence B16cthe NetherlandsPetrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.12,980 ha
86Production licence 193NorwayEquinor Energy AS12,700 ha
87Exploration licence OosterwoldeFriesland, NetherlandsVermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.12,650 ha
88Production licence K05bthe NetherlandsTotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V.12,550 ha
89Production licence K14athe NetherlandsTenaz Energy Netherlands B.V.12,470 ha
90Production licence 097NorwayEquinor Energy AS12,400 ha
91Production licence 055NorwayOKEA ASA12,200 ha
92Production licence 093NorwayOKEA ASA12,100 ha
93Production licence 248NorwayHarbour Energy Norge AS12,100 ha
94Production licence L12athe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.11,870 ha
95Production licence 057NorwayEquinor Energy AS11,700 ha
96Production licence E17a & E17bthe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.11,447 ha
97Production licence 153NorwayVår Energi ASA11,400 ha
98Production licence A18athe NetherlandsPetrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.10,980 ha
99Production licence K02bthe NetherlandsEni Energy Netherlands B.V.10,970 ha
100Production licence P18athe NetherlandsTAQA Offshore B.V.10,500 ha

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