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AMSTERDAM, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Dutch gas regulator couldadvise the government to further reduce production at themassive Groningen field before July if safety reasons requireit, the agency's head said on Wednesday.
Dutch Economy Minister Henk Kamp has said he will set a newannual cap for production at the field by July 1, following aseries of recommendations about safety and minimum supply needs.
"If we see good reasons, we will advise the minister tointervene (before July 1)," Harry van der Meijden, the directorof the State Supervision of Mines, told Reuters.
Van der Meijden said he could not comment on what productionlevels should be until the regulator had concluded studies ongas extraction and recent earthquakes. (Reporting By Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Pravin Char)
