TotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V.
Our activities
TotalEnergies EP Nederland is a major gas producer in the Netherlands, with an annual production of approximately 1 billion cubic meters, about one-fifth of Dutch offshore gas production. TotalEnergies EP Nederland has been active in the exploration and production of natural gas onshore in the Netherlands (until 2004) and offshore in the Dutch sector of the North Sea since 1964. Our offshore production facilities are located between 80 and 150 kilometers northwest of Den Helder.
From our logistics base in Den Helder, we provide support to our offshore operations and remotely monitor and control the gas production from 15 offshore platforms and 3 subsea production installations. We use a walk-to-work vessel, helicopters, and supply vessels to transport our crews and goods between our offshore installations and shore. Most of our support functions are based at TotalEnergies' head office in the Netherlands, located in The Hague.
As a subsidiary of TotalEnergies S.E., one of the world’s largest integrated multi-energy companies, we have access to the latest technological expertise and innovations in gas production and exploration. This enables us to continue producing gas from some of the world’s most mature fields in the North Sea. We contribute our offshore expertise to the Aramis carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, developing large-scale infrastructure to transport and store CO₂ in depleted gas fields under the Dutch North Sea seabed.
Our people
TotalEnergies EP Nederland directly employs approximately 160 people and indirectly provides work for at least another 150 people. Safety is TotalEnergies' core value and is at the heart of everything we do, with the aim of ensuring that our people return home safely at the end of each working day. Pioneering spirit, a constant drive to innovate and challenge the status quo are the elements that make up our unique culture.
Our history
The discovery of the Groningen gas field in 1959 was exciting news for the Netherlands, but it also marked the start of a gold rush period in the country's oil and gas industry. Within just a few years, there were at least four major players (NAM, Chevron, Mobil and BP) actively exploring for oil and gas in the Netherlands.
Our activities
We are one of the larger gas producers in the Dutch sector of the North Sea and have been active in the region from the early seventies. We operate 15 offshore facilities including two gas treatment facilities and 4 subsea installations. Our projects span the entire exploration and production value chain; from exploration to decommissioning.
L7 Decommissioning project
In 2017, after having produced natural gas for 40 years, TotalEnergies EP Nederland stopped operations from the L7 block, fulfilling the ambition of the Company to prepare itself for a new future.
A two-pillar multi-energy strategy
Meeting growing global energy demand, while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production and use: faced with this double challenge, we are developing an integrated and balanced multi-energy transition strategy, as part of our approach towards carbon neutrality, together with society.
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
CCS refers to a process in which CO₂ is captured, transported via ship or pipeline, and stored safely. We develop CO₂ storage capacity in depleted gas fields in the North Sea, connected to the Aramis system.
