Dyas
Encyclopedia
Dyas is an oil and gas company headquartered in Utrecht
, the Netherlands
. It is wholly owned subsidiary of SHV Holdings NV. Dyas participates as a partner in oil and gas exploration, development and production joint ventures. It participates in production and exploration licenses in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom
and Colombia
.
In 1963, Dyas was one of the first companies in the Netherlands to be involved in hydrocarbon exploration, through a collaborative venture with Amoco
(now TAQA) and Gelsenbergen Kohl (now Suncor). In 1964 this group discovered a gas field in the Bergen Concession which was followed by successful exploration in the immediate vicinity. Dyas is a partner for the Bergermeer gas storage
project.
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is wholly owned subsidiary of SHV Holdings NV. Dyas participates as a partner in oil and gas exploration, development and production joint ventures. It participates in production and exploration licenses in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.
In 1963, Dyas was one of the first companies in the Netherlands to be involved in hydrocarbon exploration, through a collaborative venture with Amoco
Amoco
Amoco Corporation, originally Standard Oil Company , was a global chemical and oil company, founded in 1889 around a refinery located in Whiting, Indiana, United States....
(now TAQA) and Gelsenbergen Kohl (now Suncor). In 1964 this group discovered a gas field in the Bergen Concession which was followed by successful exploration in the immediate vicinity. Dyas is a partner for the Bergermeer gas storage
Bergermeer gas storage
The Bergermeer gas storage is a planned underground natural gas storage in the Alkmaar region north of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. When constructed, it would be one of the largest gas storages in Europe.-Technical features:...
project.