Figure 2. Map showing oil and gas accumulations in the Netherlands (as at 1 January 2016).
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Figure 7 Exploration, production and storage licences for hydrocarbons
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Figure 8 Changes in licences in 2015
42 6. SEISMIC SURVEYS
In 2015 no seismic surveys were carried out, neither onshore or offshore. This was the first year since the onset of exploration that no seismic data were acquired at all. Since several years there is a tendency to reprocess existing seismic data. However we have observed an increase in reprocessing of existing data. For a long-term overview of seismic data acquisition see annex 8
. Figure 9 Overview 3D Seismic
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Figure 10 Changes in wells in 2015
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Figure 11 Pipelines and Platforms Offshore (source Rijkswaterstaat)
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11. COAL
No coal has been mined in the Netherlands since 1974. By then, almost 570 million tonnes of coal had been mined. Conventional mining is not expected to become profitable again in the future but interest has been shown in producing coal bed methane (CBM). Although research has indicated that a large resource of CBM may be present in the coal seams, the economic feasibility of recovering it has not yet been demonstrated.
On 1 January 2015 there were five production licences for coal in force. In 2015 there were again no mining activities in the licence areas. A map showing the location of the production licence areas is presented in appendix 6.
PRODUCTION LICENCES, Netherlands Territory, on 1 January 2016 Licensee Licence Effective from km²
DSM Staatsmijn Beatrix (1) 27-09-1920 130 DSM Staatsmijn Emma (2) 26-10-1906 73 DSM Staatsmijn Hendrik (3) 08-08-1910 24 DSM Staatsmijn Maurits (4) 12-03-1915 51 DSM Staatsmijn Wilhelmina (5) 08-01-1903 6
Total 284
Figure 12 Licences for coal at 1 January 2016
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Figure 13 licences for rock salt at 1 January 2016
Production licences for rock salt
P1 Adolf van Nassau II P2 Uitbreiding Adolf van Nassau II P3 Adolf van Nassau III P4 Uitbreiding Adolf van Nassau III P5 Barradeel P6 Barradeel II P7 Buurse P8 Havenmond P9 Isidorushoeve P10 Twenthe-Rijn P11 Uitbreiding Twenthe-Rijn P12 Twenthe-Rijn Helmerzijde P13 Twenthe-Rijn Oude Maten P14 Veendam P15 Weerselo P16 Zuidoost-Enschede
Applied production licences for rock salt
P17 Barradeel-Oost
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Figure 19 Licenses for Geothermal Energy
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