Four gas fields start up in Dutch North Sea

Jan. 19, 2006
Gaz de France, through its subsidiary GDF Production Nederland BV (ProNed) is bringing four natural gas fields on stream in the Dutch North Sea.

Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 -- Gaz de France, through its subsidiary GDF Production Nederland BV (ProNed) is bringing four natural gas fields on stream in the Dutch North Sea.

The fields are north of Terschelling on Blocks G14, G16a, and G17a. ProNed said the production will be added to that of Block K2, northwest of Den Helder, which came on stream in December 2005.

ProNed estimates total reserves of the five fields at 18 billion cu m of gas. ProNed's share amounts to 8 billion cu m. About 12.8 billion cu m has been purchased by Gaz de France.

Maximum production capacity for the five fields is estimated at 7.2 million cu m/day, which includes 3.6 million cu m/day for ProNed.

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