Thread by @Sustainable2050

The gas extraction from the Dutch Groningen field this winter will be 3.7 billion m³ higher than announced before.
That's less than the space left empty in Dutch gas storages this summer (over 6 billion m³). For commercial/tactical reasons, only 60% of their capacity was filled.

I keep reading that one of the reasons that more gas will be extracted from the Groningen field is that the construction of a nitrogen* factory near Zuidbroek is delayed. But nowhere it says by how much, and compared to what time schedule.

Last April, @Gasunie already said it would only be operational in April 2022, so after this winter. gasunie.nl/nieuws/start-a…

*) nitrogen needs to be added to imported gas to give it the composition of Groningen gas, to which boilers etc. are tuned here.

This answer makes sense:

https://twitter.com/MargrietKuijper/status/1480111584756355073?t=YeV4QjweV9NUONAMuLMxXw&s=19

Here's the announcement, of 2 months ago:
2/3 of the nitrogen capacity will be ready by 1 July, and the remaining 1/3 by 15 August.
gasunietransportservices.nl/transparency/r…

And the press release: gasunietransportservices.nl/nieuws/afbouw-…

So it's the 2-3 billion m³ of pseudo-Groningen gas that can't be produced and stored due to 3+ months of delay in the nitrogen factory that causes the problems. Roughly 5% additional savings on this "L-gas" by next winter could compensate for that.
vemw.nl/Nieuwsoverzich…

Thanks, @MargrietKuijper, for your answer and the links!