The Danish government will “initiate a process” to look at possibly extending one or more production licences in the Danish North Sea until 2050, to contribute to European energy security and independence, it said.
The government has asked the Danish underground consortium (DUC) — which operates the Tyra hub — to “explore an extension” beyond the current 2042 expiry.
Europe is in dire need of energy independence, and while renewables expansion can help the bloc achieve that goal, natural gas will still play a significant part of the energy mix in the coming year, the Danish government said. “Europe must stand on its own two feet,” Danish industry and trade minister Mortern Bodskov said
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 
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