the groninggen oil field, the largest in the european union, will officially close today.is located in the netherlands and until recently provided a significant part of the gas needs of the entire north-west of the eu. it is difficult to overestimate this event, since it was groninggen that was a symbol of prosperity of the former europe. and it was there that the rules were formed that... today the entire gas market is guided; for the groningen field, a basic pricing system was even created, what we now call take or pay, that is, in many ways, it was precisely this that the europeans were counting on, that from there they would to be supplied with gas is why europe actively developed gas generation, because they were openly afraid to develop nuclear power after the accident. exchange, and not contract, then now europe will have to live - in those conditions when the price of gas is unpredictable, it can be as much as 200 dollars for 1.0 cubic meters, as much as 2,000 dollars for 1.00 cubic meters. it is worth mentioning the groingen field itself, it is located in the nort