According to the annual report for 2025, presented by the Lower Saxony State Office for Energy (LBEG), domestic natural gas production in Germany showed a slight increase, marking the first time in over two decades that the yield did not decline.
The LBEG reported that in 2025, 4.5 billion cubic meters of field-quality crude gas were produced in Germany. This represents a two percent rise compared to the previous year. Carsten Mühlenmeier, president of the LBEG, noted that while gas yields have seen a steady decrease since 2003, this slight positive figure is a notable first. Furthermore, approximately four percent of the domestic output comes from the N05-A field in the North Sea, which was newly included in the statistics for 2025.
In contrast, crude oil production continued its downward trend, falling by nearly 4.2 percent to reach 1.6 million tonnes. Despite the decreases in extraction volumes for both commodities, roughly two-thirds of the volume extracted was offset by newly designated reserves.
However, overall reserves continue to narrow. Proven and probable gas reserves decreased by 4.1 percent, totaling 33.3 billion cubic meters. Similarly, oil reserves dropped by 2.4 percent to 20.7 million tonnes. Meanwhile, the technically usable working gas volume in underground gas storage saw a modest increase, reaching 22.7 billion cubic meters.
