AMSTERDAM, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Gas production at the
Groningen field in the northern Netherlands can be lowered to
below the 11.8 billion cubic metres (BCM) initially targeted
this year, the government said on Friday.
"A further reduction is possible this year: from the
expected 11.8 BCM to 10 BCM," it said in a statement.
"By the summer of 2022 there will be no need for production
from Groningen field during an average year."
The Dutch government had said it would lower production as
quickly as possible to prevent earthquakes caused by extraction.
(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; editing by David Evans)
