Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption

Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption

Periods Supply of natural gas Total supply (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Indigenous production (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Production from other sources (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Imports of liquefied natural gas (Lng) (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Exports of liquefied natural gas (Lng) (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Bunkers (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Stock change (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Imports of gaseous natural gas Imports of gaseous natural gas, total (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Imports of gaseous natural gas Imports via Norway (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Imports of gaseous natural gas Imports via Germany (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Imports of gaseous natural gas Imports via Belgium (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Imports of gaseous natural gas Imports via United Kingdom (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Imports of gaseous natural gas Imports via Denmark (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Exports of gaseous natural gas Exports of gaseous natural gas, total (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Exports of gaseous natural gas Exports to Norway (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Exports of gaseous natural gas Exports to Germany (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Exports of gaseous natural gas Exports to Belgium (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Exports of gaseous natural gas Exports to United Kingdom (mln m3) Supply of natural gas Exports of gaseous natural gas Exports to Denmark (mln m3) Consumption of natural gas Total consumption (mln m3) Consumption of natural gas Via regional grids (mln m3) Consumption of natural gas Consumption by production and transport (mln m3) Closing stock, liquefied natural gas (mln m3) Storage capacity, liquefied natural gas (mln m3)
2023 March* 3,113 1,308 22 2,098 38 14 686 2,301 882 633 662 34 90 3,251 2,683 554 15 3,113 . 44 182 535
2023 April* 2,430 922 23 2,259 61 14 -513 3,263 920 436 1,279 539 88 3,448 2,703 745 0 2,430 . 42 215 535
2023 May* 1,895 837 25 2,402 48 25 -1,146 3,169 951 193 1,400 569 56 3,321 2,750 571 0 1,895 . 39 321 535
2023 June* 1,869 773 22 2,250 75 28 -1,386 2,617 831 520 916 257 94 2,303 1,890 413 0 1,869 . 33 208 535
2023 July* 1,720 873 24 2,347 79 28 -1,475 2,726 965 445 864 372 81 2,670 2,204 466 0 1,720 . 38 272 535
2023 August* 1,921 815 25 2,187 154 31 -840 2,749 1,031 561 795 279 83 2,830 2,363 468 0 1,921 . 35 277 535
2023 September* 1,947 670 26 1,688 70 25 -91 1,925 769 322 593 164 77 2,177 1,678 498 0 1,947 . 27 139 535
2023 October* 2,157 824 24 2,227 79 24 -500 2,247 1,116 299 729 17 86 2,562 2,135 418 9 2,157 . 36 208 535
2023 November* 2,884 823 21 2,138 63 24 591 2,183 926 335 806 37 79 2,784 2,338 434 12 2,884 . 41 338 551
2023 December* 3,368 824 22 2,122 169 31 1,808 1,872 825 387 522 54 85 3,080 2,674 406 0 3,368 . 51 330 551
2024 January* 4,118 879 24 1,758 96 37 2,464 1,968 836 786 202 45 98 2,841 2,195 645 1 4,118 . 46 218 551
2024 February 2,960 772 20 1,790 73 17 1,213 1,633 762 265 478 45 83 2,379 1,978 395 6 2,960 . 39 296 551
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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This table shows the supply and the consumption of natural gas as a balance sheet. The supply of natural gas is calculated as the sum of indigenous production, production from other sources, imports minus exports, minus delivery of fuels for international shipping (bunkers) plus stock changes. The supply is equal to the amount of natural gas used in the Netherlands in the same period.

This consumption is broken down by how it's delivered by the gas distribution network. This consists of a main grid and connected regional grids. Large-scale consumers, like power plants and large companies, receive the gas directly from the main distribution network. Small-scale consumers, including households, receive their natural gas through the regional grids. Then a small amount of natural gas is used in the indigenous production and transportation of natural gas. Lastly, there is flared and vented natural gas.

Data available:
From 1946 annually and from 1982 annually, quarterly and monthly.

Status of the figures:
- up to and including 2020 definite.
- 2021 and 2022 are revised provisional.
- 2023 provisional.

Changes as of March 15th:
Figures added for February 2024.

Changes as of February 29th 2024:
Figures for January 2024 have been updated.
The selection Periods has been changed. In the previous version the Dutch version was used instead of the English version

Changes as of December 15th 2022:
Figures from 2015 until 2020 have been revised.
The gas storage capacity was added as variable.
The figures for 2015 and 2016 were published from a new database, therefore the closing stock and storage capacity was added. Furthermore the following figures were revised and improved and consistent with the Energy balance sheet.
- Flaring
- Own usage
- Stock change
- Production from other sources
- Electricity power plants
In the new database gas consumption is only available for electricity power plants.


When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures: half a month after the month under review.
Revised provisional figures: not later than in July of the year following the reporting year.
Definite figures: not later than December of the second following year.

Description topics

Supply of natural gas
The amount of natural gas primarily available for consumption in the Netherlands. Supply is calculated as the sum of indigenous production, production from other sources, imports minus exports and stock changes. This calculation of the supply results in the amount of natural gas consumed in the Netherlands during the period under review.
Total supply
The amount of natural gas primarily available for consumption in the Netherlands.
Indigenous production
Extraction of natural gas from nature, on-shore and off-shore in the Dutch territorial part of the North Sea.

Figures on flaring have been subtracted.
Production from other sources
Natural gas from other energy commodities transformation, e.g. natural gas production from refinery gas or natural gas production from biogas. Also known as biomethane.
Imports of gaseous natural gas
Imports of gaseous natural gas, total
Imports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines.
Imports via Norway
Imports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines. Norwegian gas passes Germany and passes the border by Emden
Imports via Germany
Imports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines of Germany except for the cross border by Emden.
Imports via Belgium
Imports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines from Belgium.
Imports via United Kingdom
Imports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines from the United Kingdom.
Imports via Denmark
Imports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines from Denmark.
Imports of liquefied natural gas (Lng)
Imports of liquefied natural gas (Lng).
The gas is liquefied through cooling till about minus 160 degrees Celsius. This makes transport in ships over long distances possible.
Exports of gaseous natural gas
Exports of gaseous natural gas, total
Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines.
Exports to Norway
There is no export of gaseous natural gas to Norwegian.
Exports to Germany
Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines to Germany, except cross border pipeline bij Emden.
Exports to Belgium
Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross border pipelines to Belgium.
Exports to United Kingdom
Exports of gaseous natural gas through cross borderBBL- pipelines to United Kingdom.
Exports to Denmark
There is no export of gaseous natural gas to Denmark.
Exports of liquefied natural gas (Lng)
Exports of liquefied natural gas (Lng).
The gas is liquefied through cooling till about minus 160 degrees Celsius. This makes transport in ships over long distances possible.
Bunkers
Delivery of fuels for international shipping and aviation, i.e. ships and aircraft departing from Dutch (air)ports and arriving in foreign (air)ports. Bunkers are considered as a form of export and are not included in energy available for consumption in the Netherlands.
Stock change
Stock change of natural gas in underground storages and stock changes of liquefied natural gas (Lng). Includes also small changes in the emergency supply of natural gas and in the natural gas pipelines. During extremely cold weather the emergency supply is used to keep the natural gas supply at the normal level. During hot weather the emergency supply is supplemented again. The change of stock is calculated as the opening stock minus the closing stock, in accordance with international energy statistics guidelines. A positive figure means that the stock has decreased, and the supply of natural gas has thus increased. A negative figure means the opposite: an increase in stock and decrease in consumption.
Consumption of natural gas
The amount of natural gas delivered to the consumers in the Netherlands.
Total consumption
The amount of natural gas used by companies, households and transport in the Netherlands.
Via regional grids
Delivery of natural gas through the regional gas distribution networks directly to the final consumers. These are the small-scale consumers, including households.
Consumption by production and transport
The consumption of natural gas by extraction companies at the gas extraction sites to support the extraction process and by distribution companies for the transport of natural gas.
Closing stock, liquefied natural gas
Maximum storage capacity for liquid natural gas (LNG) storages based on figures of the Aggregated Gas Storage Inventory (AGSI)
Storage capacity, liquefied natural gas
The strorage capacity for liquefied natural gas.