Element NL

What Element NL does

Element NL is a Dutch trade association (branchevereniging), founded in 1974 and headquartered at the New Babylon building in The Hague, that represents the interests of companies producing oil and gas in the Netherlands — both offshore on the North Sea and onshore — as well as companies developing CO2 storage projects. Its activities center on policy advocacy, industry coordination, and standards development covering emissions reduction, CCS deployment on the North Sea, hydrogen system integration, offshore infrastructure reuse, and decommissioning. Member-facing coordination is operationalized through affiliate bodies, notably NOGEPA, which owns the technical standards, guidelines, training and inspection regime for the Dutch upstream sector, and historically through Nexstep, a 2017 joint decommissioning initiative with EBN now being absorbed back into Element NL and EBN.

The association is funded entirely through membership fees paid by its member companies, with revenue not publicly disclosed and no commercial products or services sold. Go-to-market is not transactional in the conventional sense: Element NL's "distribution" is exercised through policy advocacy directed at the Dutch government, participation in multi-stakeholder consultation bodies such as the North Sea consultation (NZO), and engagement in EU-level initiatives including the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. It also runs industry events, an annual public-support monitor for gas production (conducted with research agency Verian), and offshore medical examiner training at the RelyOnNutec complex in Maasvlakte. Member-company examples include ONE-Dyas, Neptune Energy, Petrogas Group (Abeona CCS), Gasunie, EBN, and NOGEPA.

The core technology is therefore organizational rather than engineering: a coordination, advocacy and standards platform anchored in the Netherlands' mature upstream regulatory framework (Methane Regulation, Code of Conduct for Small Fields, North Sea Agreement). Quantified industry outcomes cited by Element NL include Dutch gas production emitting at least 30% less CO2 than imported gas (and 30–50% less than imported LNG per a separate TNO-validated source), a 94% reduction in methane emissions since 1990, 70–80 cents of every euro earned flowing back to the Dutch state, and domestic production covering 37% of Dutch natural gas demand in 2024.

Name

Element NL

Legal name

Element NL

Website

https://elementnl.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Element NL is a Dutch trade association founded in 1974 that represents oil and gas producers operating offshore and onshore in the Netherlands, plus CO2 storage developers. It conducts policy advocacy, industry coordination, and standards development focused on energy transition, CCS, hydrogen, and decommissioning, funded by member fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Industry Association

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Permitting, Environmental & Stakeholder Engagement (EIA/ESIA, Community Relations) (EUAMAAAB)

Keywords

• Oil and gas association
• Energy transition advocacy
• Carbon capture storage
• Offshore gas production
• Methane emissions reduction

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Element NL is a trade association representing oil and gas companies. The organization is funded through membership fees from its member companies who produce oil and gas in the Netherlands offshore and onshore, and develop CO₂ storage projects.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Element NL is a Dutch trade association that represents the interests of companies producing oil and gas in the Netherlands (offshore North Sea and onshore) and developing CO2 storage projects. It advocates for responsible domestic gas production as a transition fuel, coordinates industry efforts on CCS, hydrogen, and offshore infrastructure reuse, and conducts public-opinion research such as the annual Draagvlakmonitor Gaswinning.

Product overview

Element NL is a Dutch trade association (branchevereniging) representing oil and gas producing companies operating in the Netherlands, both offshore (North Sea) and onshore, as well as companies developing CO₂ storage projects. As an industry association, Element NL does not offer commercial products or services. Its activities include lobbying and policy advocacy for its member companies, conducting public opinion research such as the Draagvlakmonitor Gaswinning (Public Support Monitor for Gas Production), coordinating industry standards and guidelines through NOGEPA, facilitating knowledge sharing on topics including emissions reduction, CCS, hydrogen, and offshore infrastructure reuse, and organizing events such as annual medical examination training days for offshore physicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Support Monitor for Gas Production (Draagvlakmonitor Gaswinning) Annual public opinion research conducted by independent research agency Verian on Dutch citizens' attitudes toward domestic natural gas production, used as advocacy and policy input.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dutch gas production emits 30-50% less CO₂ than imported LNG
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NexstepcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Nexstep, established in 2017 as a joint initiative of EBN and Element NL, focused on decommissioning and reuse of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. After nine years, its activities are being transferred to Element NL and EBN, as decommissioning has matured as a domain with established processes and standards.
• NOGEPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOGEPA (Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association) develops standards, guidelines, training, and inspections for the Dutch oil and gas industry. Element NL directs stakeholders to NOGEPA for detailed technical standards and regulatory compliance information.
• EBN (EBN B.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBN ( Energie Beheer Nederland) is a Dutch energy company that participates in oil and gas projects and manages state interests in energy production. Element NL works closely with EBN on energy transition initiatives including the Nexstep integration and CCS projects.
• NedZerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNedZero is the Dutch offshore wind industry association. Element NL collaborates with NedZero on medical standards for offshore workers, specifically on wind turbine safety and health guidelines, as both sectors share offshore personnel.
• RelyOnNutecminorOthersRelyOnNutec operates a large training complex at Maasvlakte where Element NL organizes annual practical and theoretical training sessions for offshore medical examination doctors.
• VerianminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent research agency conducting the annual Public Support Monitor for Gas Production survey among Dutch citizens to measure attitudes toward domestic natural gas production.
• KNRM (Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution)minorOthersElement NL and the Dutch oil and gas sector provide annual financial support of €100,000 to KNRM for their volunteer rescue operations ensuring safety in Dutch waters, benefiting offshore operations.
• European Clean Hydrogen AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElement NL joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance in August 2020, part of the European Industrial Strategy to help European industry transition to climate neutrality through hydrogen development.
• PosHYdon ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPosHYdon is the world's first offshore green hydrogen pilot project, integrating offshore wind, gas, and hydrogen systems. Partners include Neptune Energy, Gasunie, NOGAT, Noordgastransport, and TNO. The project examines offshore hydrogen production using existing infrastructure.
• Neptune EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeptune Energy operates the Q13a platform, the first fully electrified platform in the Dutch North Sea, hosting the PosHYdon hydrogen pilot. Partners include EBN (40%) and TAQA Offshore (10%).
• GasuniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGasunie manages large-scale gas transport and storage infrastructure in the Netherlands and northern Germany. Joined PosHYdon consortium to support offshore hydrogen development using existing pipeline infrastructure.
• Abeona CCS (Petrogas Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbeona CCS Storage B.V., part of Petrogas Group, is developing a major CO₂ storage project in the North Sea using depleted Helm and Helder oil fields. The project aims to store at least 30 million tonnes of CO₂, with potential expansion to 50 million tonnes, supporting Dutch industry decarbonization.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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