Germany upstream summary Report

Country Report 01 October 2024

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Report summary

Germany is the eighth largest producer of oil and gas in Europe, although since 2013 it has entered terminal decline. The oil and gas industry in Germany has been in existence since 1860, when the first oil discovery was made at Wietze in Lower Saxony. Prior to the development of the North Sea, Germany's oil and gas reserves were by far the largest in Western Europe. Today, Germany is primarily a gas producing country, with almost all production onshore.

Executive summary
Key facts
Location maps
Key companies
- Leading operators
- Other operators
Geology
- Introduction
  - Onshore
  - Offshore
- Northwest German basin
  - Overview
  - Reservoirs
  - Source rocks
  - Key producing areas
- Molasse basin
  - Overview
  - Reservoirs
- Upper Rhine Valley basin
  - Overview
  - Reservoirs
- Offshore
  - Overview
  - Reservoirs
Exploration
- Licensing
  - Overview
  - Onshore
  - Offshore
- Drilling
  - Drilling activity
  - Key recent activity
  - Future activity
  - Ban on hydraulic fracturing
  - Historical drilling activity
Reserves and resources
- Reserves
  - Reserves by shore status
  - Reserves by basin
  - Reserves by report
Production
- Liquids
  - Overview
- Gas
  - Overview
  - Gas quality and calorific value (CV)
Infrastructure
- Oil infrastructure
  - Overview
  - Key import pipeline
- Gas infrastructure
  - Overview
  - Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2
  - OPAL, NEL, EUGAL
  - JAGAL and STEGAL (non-operational)
  - MEGAL
  - MIDAL and WEDAL
  - Norpipe, Europipe and NETRA
  - TENP, NETG and METG
  - 4 more item(s)...
Costs
- Capital costs
  - Capital expenditure by location
- Operating costs
  - Operating expenditure by location
Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
  - Overview
  - Federal Mining Act (Bundesberggesetz (BBergG))
  - Shale gas legislation
- Regulatory body
- State participation
Fiscal terms
- Overview
  - Upstream
  - Midstream and downstream
- Current fiscal terms
- Concessions
  - Licence periods
  - State equity
  - Fiscal/contractual ring-fences
  - Bonuses, rentals and fees
  - Royalty
  - Corporate income tax (corporate tax and solidarity surcharge)
  - Municipal trade tax
  - EU temporary solidarity contribution (2022-23)
  - 8 more item(s)...