Dutch state, NAM in court in Groningen gas compensation dispute

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Dutch state, NAM in court in Groningen gas compensation dispute

A court case starts in Groningen on Monday to determine who should pay part of the costs of repairing earthquake damage in the north of the country, in the latest legal dispute between the government and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM). According to the Telegraaf, the state could face billions of euros in extra costs because the number of claims continues to rise and the energy ...

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Shell, ExxonMobil and the Netherlands: Arbitration Battles over ...

The Groningen gas field in the Netherlands — once Europe's largest — now at the centre of arbitration cases by Shell, ExxonMobil and NAM against the Dutch state over closure terms and compensation rights. The long-running saga over the Netherlands' Groningen gas field — once Europe's largest — has entered a new, highly contested legal phase: multiple arbitration cases by energy ...

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News - Exxon and Shell Sue The Netherlands in Secret Tribunals for ...

Following billions in profits and over a thousand gas extraction-related earthquakes, the oil and gas giants filed claims against the Dutch state in four separate investor-state disputes concerning compensation for home damages and the permanent closure of the Groningen gas field Photo: Wildervank Station at the Groningen gas field.

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Shell and ExxonMobil's arbitration cases against the Netherlands

Jan 19, 2026 ... At least four arbitration cases are currently pending, challenging key elements of the Dutch government's management of the Groningen gas phase- ...

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Groningen Gas Damage: State Faces Billions in Overpayments ... - Archyde

The Dutch state faces potential damages in the billions of euros related to the Groningen gas field crisis, as legal battles continue over compensation paid to residents affected by earthquakes, according to reports from Dutch media outlets De Telegraaf, Trouw, bnr.nl, and Dagblad van het Noorden. The disputes center on whether the state overcompensated NAM, the joint venture between Shell and ...