Inventory of inactive areas for hydrocarbon production licences
Pursuant to Article 32a of the Mining Act, an inventory is made annually before April 1st of those parts of areas for which a hydrocarbon production licence applies, where;
a. no significant activities relating to the exploration for or production of hydrocarbons or the storage of substances have taken place in the previous two calendar years;
b. production activities have ceased.
Significant activities
Significant activities in any event include activities where:
- a. Exploration, production or storage as defined in the Mining Act, Article 1(e), (f) and (i) respectively, has been carried out in the previous two calendar years;
- b. A production plan as referred to in Article 34 has been submitted;
- c. A storage plan as referred to in Article 39 and Article 34 has been submitted.
Overview maps activity inventory
- Overview activity inventory, March 2026 (shape)
- Overview activity inventory, March 2026 (pdf)
- Overview activity inventory, March 2025 (shape)
- Overview activity inventory, March 2025 (pdf)
- Overview activity inventory, March 2024 (shape)
- Overview activity inventory, March 2024 (pdf)
- Overview fallow areas, February 2023 (shape)
- Overview fallow areas, February 2023 (pdf)
- Overview fallow areas, February 2022 (shape)
- Overview fallow areas, February 2022 (pdf)
- Overview fallow areas, October 2020 (shape)
- Overview fallow areas, October 2020 (pdf)
- Overview fallow areas, December 2016 (shape)
- Overview fallow areas, December 2016 (pdf)
- Overview fallow areas, July 2013 (pdf)
- Overview fallow areas offshore, December 2012 (shape)
- Overview fallow areas onshore, July 2013 (shape)
Detailed maps per license activity inventory
Submitted activity plans
Area M01a-M01c
01-11-2022 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan 1 November 2022 for the fallow part of the production licence M01a & M01c (ET/EM/7074786, Governmental Gazette 2007, nr. 128) of which ONE-Dyas B.V. is the current licence holder.
This plan is submitted by the licence holder under the offshore covenant (Governmental Gazette 2010, nr.14855).
Area F02a (withdrawn)
6-12-2021 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 16 july 2021 for a fallow part of the production licence F02a of which Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V. cs is the current licence holder.
This plan is submitted by a third party under the offshore covenant.
26-4-2022 | Neptune Energy Netherlands B.V. has notified the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy by letter dated 21 April 2022 that the submitted activity plan for the fallow part of the production licence F02a will be withdrawn.
Area G14-G17b
10-05-2019 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 15 januari 2019 for the fallow part of the production licence G14 &G17b of which Neptune Energy Netherlands B.V. cs is the current licence holder.This plan is submitted by a third party under the offshore covenant.
Area G17a
10-05-2019 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 15 januari 2019 for the fallow part of the production licence G17a of which Neptune Energy Netherlands B.V. is the current licence holder.This plan is submitted by a third party under the offshore covenant.
Area G17c-G17d
10-05-2019 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 15 januari 2019 for the fallow part of the production licence G17c & G17d of which Neptune Energy Netherlands B.V. cs is the current licence holder.This plan is submitted by a third party under the offshore covenant.
Area F02a
20-12-2018 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 9 October 2018 for the fallow part of the production licence F02a (382/III/989, Governmental Gazette 1982, nr. 139) of which Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V., Oranje-Nassau Energie B.V., RockRose (NL) CS1 B.V. and TAQA Offshore B.V. together are the current licence holder.
This plan is submitted by the licence holder under the offshore covenant (Governmental Gazette 2010, nr.14855).
Area M09a
20-12-2018 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 27 July 2018 for the fallow part of the production licence M09a (E/EAM/90013074, Governmental Gazette 1990, nr. 56) of which Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. and ExxonMobil Producing Netherlands B.V. together are the current licence holder.
This plan is submitted by the licence holder under the offshore covenant (Governmental Gazette 2010, nr.14855).
Area N07a
20-12-2018 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 27 July 2018 for the fallow part of the production licence N07a (ME/EP/UM/3074786, Governmental Gazette 2003, nr. 252) of which Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. is the current licence holder.
This plan is submitted by the licence holder under the offshore covenant (Governmental Gazette 2010, nr.14855).
Area F03b
19-07-2018 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has received an activity plan on 28 juni 2018 for the fallow part of the production licence F03b of which Neptune Energy Netherlands B.V. cs is the current licence holder.
This plan is submitted by a third party under the offshore covenant.
Area N07b
13-02-2014 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs has received on 23 December 2013 an activity plan for the fallow part of the production licence N07b operated by GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V.. This plan is submitted by a third party under the offshore covenant.
Area F03b
01-07-2013 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs has received on 7 May 2013 an activity plan for the fallow part of the production licence F03b operated by GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V.. This plan is submitted by a third party under the offshore covenant.