Natural Resources and Geothermal Energy in the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Annual Review 2016
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Natural resources and geothermal energy in the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Annual review 2016 Natural resources and geothermal energy in the Netherlands Annual review 2017 NATURAL RESOURCES AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN THE NETHERLANDS 2017 Annual review An overview of exploration, production and underground storage 1 Preface As well as reporting on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, rock salt and geothermal energy in the Netherlands, this annual review entitled ‘Natural Resources and Geothermal Energy in the Netherlands’ also reports on the underground storage of natural gas, nitrogen and saline water. In so doing it covers all the exploration, production and storage activities in onshore Netherlands and in the Dutch part of the continental shelf that fall under the Mining Act. The first section of this annual review deals with developments during the year 2017. The second part of this report comprises annexes giving an overview of the situation as at 1 January 2018, and the developments during preceding decades. The first nine chapters deal with the exploration, production and underground storage of hydrocarbons. Chapters 1 and 2 review the changes in the estimates of natural gas and oil resources in 2017 and the resulting situation as of 1 January 2018. These chapters also present a prognosis for the gas (small fields) and oil production for the next 25 years. The remaining volumes of natural gas and oil are reported in accordance with the Petroleum Resource Management System (PRMS). Due to ongoing research on induced earthquakes in Groningen, there is no long-term production prognosis for the Groningen gas field. For this reason, only the smaller gas fields will be covered in this report. Chapters 3 to 8 contain information on developments relating to licensing, exploration and related matters (seismic surveys, drilling activities, the placing of new platforms and the laying of pipelines). Chapter 9 summarises the produced volumes of natural gas, condensate and oil. Chapters 10 to 13 report on the underground storage of substances and on the exploration and production of coal, rock salt and geothermal energy. This report has been compiled by TNO, at the request of the Directorate General of Energy, Telecommunications and Competition of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. It includes data that the Minister of Economic Affairs is required to supply to both Chambers of the Dutch Parliament in accordance with article 125 of the Mining Act. The digital version of this review can be found on: www.nlog.nl. The volumes of gas and oil have been expressed in accordance with article 11.3.1. of the Mining Regulations: gas in normal cubic metres and oil (a liquid) in standard cubic metres. Facts and figures from this annual review may be reproduced only if the source is fully acknowledged. No rights can be derived from this report. The Hague, July 2018. 2 Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Note: ................................................................................................................................................................6 KEY FIGURES FOR 2017 ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Natural gas and oil resources ..........................................................................................................................7 Hydrocarbon licences ......................................................................................................................................7 Wells ................................................................................................................................................................7 Natural gas production ....................................................................................................................................7 Oil production ..................................................................................................................................................7 Underground storage ......................................................................................................................................8 Coal ..................................................................................................................................................................8 Rock salt ..........................................................................................................................................................8 Geothermal energy..........................................................................................................................................8 1. NATURAL GAS RESOURCES AND FUTURE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ................................................................ 9 1.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................9 Figures .............................................................................................................................................................9 Petroleum Resource Management Systeem (PRMS) ......................................................................................9 1.2. Resources ..............................................................................................................................................11 1.3. Resource estimates ...............................................................................................................................12 Gas resources as at 1 january 2018 ...............................................................................................................12 Restriction to conventional accumulations of gas.........................................................................................12 Reserves and contingent resources ...............................................................................................................12 Revised estimates compared to 1 January 2017 ...........................................................................................13 New discoveries .............................................................................................................................................13 Re-evaluation ................................................................................................................................................13 1.4. Exploration potential ............................................................................................................................15 Geological units and prospects .....................................................................................................................15 Gas portfolio characteristics ..........................................................................................................................15 Exploration potential .....................................................................................................................................16 Exploration potentieal trend/history ............................................................................................................18 1.5. Incentives ..............................................................................................................................................19 1.6. Domestic supplies of natural gas ..........................................................................................................20 Groningen Gasfield ........................................................................................................................................20 Small fields .....................................................................................................................................................21 2. OIL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Oil resources as at 1 January 2018 ................................................................................................................25 Revised estimates of the oil resources compared to 1 January 2018 ...........................................................25 3 3. HYDROCARBON LICENCES, CHANGES IN 2017 NETHERLANDS TERRITORY .................................................... 28 3.1. Exploration licences, Netherlands Territory .........................................................................................28 3.2. Production licences, Netherlands Territory ..........................................................................................28 3.3. Exploration, production and storage licenses as at 1 January 2018 .....................................................29 4. HYDROCARBON LICENCES, CHANGES IN 2018 NETHERLANDS CONTINENTAL SHELF .................................... 31 4.1. Exploration licences, Continental shelf .................................................................................................31 4.2. Production licences, Continental shelf .................................................................................................33 5. HYDROCARBON LICENCES: COMAPNY CHANGES, NAME CHANGES AND LEGAL MERGERS IN 2017 ............. 35 6. SEISMIC SURVEYS ...........................................................................................................................................