Dutch Government Cuts Groningen Gas Field Production

"Where is Europe going to get 25 bcm?"

He said that with Groningen producing at 30 bcm in a cold winter, the shortfall in Western Europe would have to be met mostly with Russian gas, supplemented with some Norwegian gas and liquefied natural gas imported by tanker.

"Try selling that in Brussels," he said, referring to the political sensitivity of European governments increasing, rather than lessening, their reliance on Russian energy.

(Writing by Thomas Escritt; Editing by Dale Hudson)