Riled Locals Fight Output From Europe's Largest Gas Field
- Groningen gas field produces 61 percent of Dutch fuel
- Complainants say gas extraction has caused earthquakes
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A Dutch court heard arguments on Thursday that production from Europe’s largest natural gas field should be suspended because of earthquakes linked to extraction.
The Netherlands has progressively cut the amount of gas won from the Groningen field in the north amid protests over the tremors, the biggest of which measured 3.6 on the Richter scale in 2012, with the Economy Ministry in June slashing this year’s output cap by 29 percent.