Pre-publication Annual Report 2024 - Natural resources and geothermal energy in the Netherlands

The first chapters and summaries of the latest edition of the Annual Report on Mineral and Geothermal Resources have been published. Currently these are Dutch only. The Annual Report reports on the activities and results of hydrocarbon, rock salt and geothermal exploration and production. It also discusses the status and future of underground storage of substances. The annual report collectively reports all exploration, extraction and storage activities in the Netherlands.  

The pre-publications now published are:

  • Chapter 5 - Geothermal energy
  • Chapter 6 - Salt extraction
  • Chapter 7 - Coal
  • Chapter 10 - Licences, company and name changes
  • Chapter 12 - Drilling
  • Schedules G to L - Permits Hydrocarbons, storage, geothermal, rock salt, coal, distribution blocks sea.
  • Overviews N to P - Hydrocarbon drilling, geothermal drilling and salt drilling.

The pre-publications can be found here: Voorpublicatie Jaarverslag 2024 - Delfstoffen en aardwarmte in Nederland | NLOG