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Oil & Gas Fields in Netherlands

The Netherlands has 166 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 9th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 117 operating and 18 under construction or proposed. The largest is Groningen (gas, winding down).

The largest owner-operators are EBN BV (47), Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (47) and ENI Energy Netherlands BV (29) — EBN BV alone is named on 28% of them. Half of Netherlands's oil & gas fields in service predate 2001 (median commissioning year of the 117 with a known date), 9 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Coevorden Oil and Gas Field (Netherlands), dating from 1950. 18 are in the pipeline, led by L01-FB Oil Field (Netherlands), proposed. They account for 51% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Netherlands.

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166
Oil & Gas Field in Netherlands
#9
of 91 countries
18
In construction / proposed

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Largest oil & gas fields in Netherlands

Who owns Netherlands's oil & gas fields

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2001 · oldest Coevorden Oil and Gas Field (Netherlands) (1950) · newest N05-A Oil and Gas Field (Netherlands) (2025) · 117 of 166 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Netherlands compares · oil & gas fields by country

Frequently asked

How many oil & gas fields are there in Netherlands?
OverWatts maps 166 oil & gas fields in Netherlands — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 9th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
What is the largest oil & gas field in Netherlands?
Groningen (gas, winding down), operated by NAM.
Who owns the oil & gas fields in Netherlands?
EBN BV is named as owner or operator on the most — 47 of 166 (28%). Next are Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (47), ENI Energy Netherlands BV (29) and Tenaz Energy Netherlands (26).
How old are Netherlands's oil & gas fields?
The median commissioning year is 2001, across the 117 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Coevorden Oil and Gas Field (Netherlands) (1950); 9 came online in the past ten years.
What new oil & gas fields are being built in Netherlands?
18 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are L01-FB Oil Field (Netherlands), L10-11 Oil and Gas Field (Netherlands) and L10-6 Oil and Gas Field (Netherlands).

Other asset classes in Netherlands

Power Plant 88Pipeline 29Export Terminal 10LNG Terminal 8Oil / Commodity Contract 7Cement Plant 4Chemical Plant 4Refinery 2Storage / Tank Farm 2Iron & Steel Plant 2Interconnector 1Data Centre 1

Oil & Gas Fields in other countries

United States 1,894Canada 1,165Russia 338United Kingdom 320Colombia 285China 264Mexico 230Argentina 203Brazil 165Nigeria 144Norway 143Poland 115