Cold snap prompts minister to pump more gas from Groningen

Gas production in Groningen is being temporarily restarted as a “precautionary measure” as temperatures are forecast to drop to minus six by the middle of the week. Caretaker mining minister Hans Vijlbrief stressed that a “minimal” quantity would be extracted from the northern gas field, where production officially ended in October. However, the government retained the option to keep five drilling locations open for a year to deal with potential cold spells that threaten to interfere with gas supplies. Vijlbrief...