Oil platform and tanker in the North Sea. File photoPARIS, Jun 1 The Netherlands and Germany will start joint development of a gas field in the North Sea, the Dutch authorities have issued permission for their part of the work, the Dutch Cabinet said on Wednesday. «The Netherlands and Germany will jointly develop a new gas field in the North Sea. Secretary of State (Hans) Failbrif today issued a permit for the Dutch part of the work,» the statement on the Cabinet's website reads. coast of the Schiermonnikoog (Netherlands) and Borkum (Germany) islands. It was noted that the German side opposed drilling in the area located 20 kilometers north of these islands, but due to the impending gas shortage due to the events in Ukraine, it changed its mind .
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