Where is Groningen Gas Field?

About Groningen Gas Field

• The Groningen gas field is in Groningen province in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. 
• It is the largest natural gas field in Europe. 
• This region of Groningen in the Netherlands has a gas field that began operations in 1963. 
• During the 1980s, the area saw numerous earthquakes - minor enough to avoid large damage but big enough for local buildings to develop cracks. 
• Following these quakes, the Dutch government had earlier said that it would shutter the field in response to local protests. 
• In Groningen, the ground subsiding has been caused by extraction alone over several years. 
• Such extraction causes rocks to contract - as the pores get to hold fewer and fewer hydrocarbons over time.

 

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Q1) What are the constituents of natural gas?

Natural gas is an odourless, gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons—predominantly made up of methane (CH4).

Source: Netherlands sticks to plan to close Groningen gas field by October: FT