AMSTERDAM, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Thursdayupheld a decision by the government to cap production at theGroningen gas field at 24 billion cubic metres (bcm) until Oct.1, 2021.
The court was responding to requests for a preliminaryinjunction against the June decision, opposed by groups whowould like to see production at Groningen reduced further orstopped.
Production at the field, Europe's largest, has been cutseveral times from 53.9 bcm in 2013 as criticism mounted thatthe Cabinet had failed to consider the risk to citizens fromearthquakes caused by production. (Reporting by Toby Sterling; editing by Jason Neely)
