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Oil & Gas Fields in Germany
Germany has 47 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 25th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 47 operating. The largest is Rotenburg/Taaken Gas Field (Germany).
The largest owner-operators are ExxonMobil Production Deutschland (28), Neptune (10) and Wintershall Dea (9) — ExxonMobil Production Deutschland alone is named on 60% of them. Half of Germany's oil & gas fields in service predate 1968 (median commissioning year of the 47 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Emlichheim Oil and Gas Field (Germany), dating from 1944. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Germany.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Germany
- Rotenburg/Taaken Gas Field (Germany)1982
- Goldenstedt/Visbek (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1971
- Völkersen/Völkersen-Nord Gas Field (Germany)1994
- Varnhorn/Quaadmoor/Wöstendöllen (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1968
- Bahrenborstel/Burgmoor/Uchte (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1962
- Goldenstedt/Oythe (Karbon) Gas Field (Germany)1959
- Hemmelte/Kneheim/Vahren (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1984
- Söhlingen Gas Field (Germany)1980
- Brettorf/Brinkholz/Neerstedt Gas Field (Germany)1979
- Emlichheim Oil and Gas Field (Germany)1944
- Rühle Oil and Gas Field (Niedersachsen, Germany)1949
- Salzwedel (Altmark/Sanne/Wenze) Gas Field (Germany)1968
- Hengstlage (Buntsandstein) Gas Field (Germany)1963
- Husum/Schneeren Gas Field (Germany)1987
- Walsrode Z4/Idsingen Gas Field (Germany)1980
- Hengstlage/Sage/Sagermeer (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1968
- Weissenmoor Gas Field (Germany)1996
- Deblinghausen Gas Field (Germany)1958
- Dethlingen Gas Field (Germany)1971
- Apeldorn Gas Field (Germany)1963
- Georgsdorf Oil and Gas Field (Niedersachsen, Germany)1944
- Siedenburg/Staffhorst (Buntsandstein) Gas Field (Germany)1963
- Bramberge Oil and Gas Field (Niedersachsen, Germany)1957
- Barenburg/Buchhorst (Buntsandstein) Gas Field (Niedersachsen, Germany)1959
- Buchhorst/Barenburg (Zechstein) Oil and Gas Field (Germany)1959
- Aitingen Oil and Gas Field (Bayern, Germany)1976
- Cappeln (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1970
- Bahrenborstel/Uchte (Buntsandstein) Gas Field (Germany)1962
- Hamwiede Gas Field (Germany)1968
- Nordsee A6/B4 Oil and Gas Field (Germany)2000
- Wardböhmen/Bleckmar Gas Field (Germany)1987
- Wietingsmoor (Karbon) Gas Field (Germany)1968
- Barenburg Oil and Gas Field (Germany)1953
- Dötlingen (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1965
- Itterbeck-Halle/Getelo (Karbon) Gas Field (Germany)1951
- Klosterseelte/Kirchseelte/Ortholz Gas Field (Germany)1987
- Ringe (Karbon) Gas Field (Germany)1998
- Uttum Gas Field (Germany)1970
- Barrien Gas Field (Germany)1964
- Scheerhorn Oil and Gas Field (Germany)1949
- Vorhop Oil and Gas Field (Germany)1952
- Wietingsmoor (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)1968
- Mittelplate/Dieksand Oil and Gas Field (Germany)1987
- Staffhorst-Nord/Päpsen Gas Field (Germany)1973
- Alfeld-Elze/Hildesheimer-Wald Gas Field (Germany)1972
Who owns Germany's oil & gas fields
- ExxonMobil Production Deutschland28 60%
- Neptune10 21%
- Wintershall Dea9 19%
- 5P Energy GmbH1 2%
- Harbour Energy PLC1 2%
- MEEG1 2%
- Neptune Energy Deutschland GmbH1 2%
- ONEO1 2%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s4
- 1950s8
- 1960s13
- 1970s8
- 1980s8
- 1990s4
- 2000s2
Median commissioning year 1968 · oldest Emlichheim Oil and Gas Field (Germany) (1944) · newest Romerberg Oil and Gas Field (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) (2008) · 47 of 47 carry a start date
How Germany compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 22. Malaysia64
- 23. Algeria54
- 24. Kazakhstan51
- 25. Germany47
- 26. United Arab Emirates46
- 27. Libya46
- 28. Thailand42
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Germany?
- OverWatts maps 47 oil & gas fields in Germany — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 25th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Germany?
- Rotenburg/Taaken Gas Field (Germany), operated by Wintershall Dea, ExxonMobil Production Deutschland.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Germany?
- ExxonMobil Production Deutschland is named as owner or operator on the most — 28 of 47 (60%). Next are Neptune (10), Wintershall Dea (9) and 5P Energy GmbH (1).
- How old are Germany's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 1968, across the 47 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Emlichheim Oil and Gas Field (Germany) (1944).