Samson wants less gas after pressure from Groningen – Telegraaf.nl

Samson wants less gas after pressure from Groningen – Telegraaf.nl

THE HAGUE –

Labour leader Samson calls for a further decline in gas production in Groningen. The government only wants the summer making a final gasbesluit, but for the Social Democrat is it all clear for the safety of Groningen is better if the production ceiling is further limited to a maximum of 35 billion cubic meters of gas per year

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Minister Henk camp of Economic Affairs has decided to limit the gas the first half of this year to 16.5 billion cubic meters. On July 1, he looks at whether these over the year can be reduced to 35 billion cubic meters, instead of the previously announced 39.4 billion cubic meters.

The new insight in Samson came after a day of panic within the party. Groningen returned a growing number of local PvdA against the position of their party members nationwide. As Labour Party chairman Redeker threatened the municipality Ten Boer States Elections sabotage if his party in parliament would not argue for a further reduction. “Then I can call anyone to vote Labour,” he warned.

The Groningen PvdA party leader Moorlag clenched his fist. He did not understand why the national PvdA Monday had expressed his support for Mr Kamp (Economic Affairs). The VVD minister holds preferably attached to an annual production of 39.4 billion cubic meters, but decided Monday to temporarily reduce gas production for the first half to 16.5 billion cubic meters. Moorlag is not happy. “The uncertainty is after July 1, indicate that the House must answer about. I expect that one utters the level of 16.5 billion cubic meters must be maintained in the rest of the year and the following years the production still goes down, “said the angry PvdA.

A few hours later, Samson went through the pump. At a meeting in Groningen for science students, he said to agree with his rebellious party members. “We have agreed the safest scenario: 39.5 or 35 billion cubic meters of gas. Then everyone understands what is safest. It is inconceivable that we are going to win. ”

For the PvdA’s in Groningen lot at stake. In the States Elections in March fearing the social democrats in the usually “Red North” from the wrath of the voters.

The House debate Thursday with Camp on gas extraction in Groningen.

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