Oil and gas licence · Friesland, Netherlands
Exploration licence Oosterwolde
Exploration licence Oosterwolde is an oil and gas licence in Friesland, Netherlands, with 12,650 ha of area, operated by Vermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Exploration licence OOSTERWOLDE | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Friesland | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Active (Extended) | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2007 | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore offshore | Onshore | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vermilion Energy Netherlands B.V. | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Vermilion Energy Netherlands B.V. | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Exploration licence | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 12,650 ha | NLOG · Per https · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Exploration licence Oosterwolde is the 8th-largest of 11 oil and gas licences in Friesland and the 57th-largest of 155 in the Netherlands by area; its 12,650 ha is 0.45% of the 2,804,293 ha we hold for the Netherlands. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas licences in our data that report their area, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friesland | 8th of 11 | 388,187 ha | 3.3% |
| Netherlands | 57th of 155 | 2,804,293 ha | 0.45% |
| All oil and gas licences in our data | 87th of 330 | 4,085,293 ha | 0.31% |
Operator, holder and place
More from Vermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.
- Production licence Gorredijk62,852 ha
- Exploration licence Hemelum45,040 ha
- Production licence Drenthe VI36,276 ha
- Production licence Leeuwarden27,560 ha
- Production licence Tietjerksteradeel II25,094 ha
- Production licence Akkrum20,990 ha
- Production licence Zuid-Friesland III10,460 ha
- Production licence Steenwijk9,851 ha
Other oil and gas licences in Friesland
- Production licence Noord-Friesland159,270 ha
- Production licence Gorredijk62,852 ha
- Exploration licence Hemelum45,040 ha
- Production licence Leeuwarden27,560 ha
- Production licence Tietjerksteradeel II25,094 ha
- Production licence Akkrum20,990 ha
- Production licence Tietjerksteradeel III16,771 ha
- Production licence Zuid-Friesland III10,460 ha
Data on this page
- NLOG. NLOG, Per https.
- Sodir. Sodir FactPages, NLOD 2.0.