Gas
Equinor secures Dutch gas supply contract
Equinor ASA has agreed to a five-year deal to supply natural gas to Dutch utility Eneco.
Key points
- Equinor will supply about nine terawatt hours of natural gas to Eneco over five years.
- Deliveries under the agreement commenced on October 1 for residential and small business customers in the Netherlands.
- The supplied gas features a lower greenhouse gas intensity due to production methods using renewable power from shore.
What happened
Equinor ASA has finalized a five-year agreement to deliver approximately nine terawatt hours of natural gas, translating to nearly 32 billion cubic feet, to Dutch utility Eneco. Rigzone reported that deliveries began on October 1, feeding directly into the Dutch gas grid for residential and small business consumers.
This accord represents the third gas supply arrangement between Equinor and Eneco this year. All three contracts feature verified environmental attributes managed via the Attributes SA platform.
Why it matters
According to Eneco, the contracted Norwegian gas yields an 11.8 percent lower carbon dioxide equivalent footprint during production and transport than the average Dutch natural gas supplied through the G-gas network in 2025. This reduction stems from utilizing renewable power from shore during production and pipeline transportation rather than shipping liquefied natural gas via tankers.
Eneco emphasized that Norwegian gas strengthens regional supply reliability amid ongoing geopolitical complexities. Concurrently, Equinor has established other major European supply accords this year, including a long-term agreement with Uniper for the German market and a crude oil supply pact with Poland's ORLEN.
Original reporting
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Context from CEII
Gas is the flexible backbone of many grids and the designated transition fuel in many national plans, from LNG trade to domestic LPG and CNG. Supply security and pricing drive both power reliability and emissions.
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