Neptune Energy is investing in a regional production centre

The new workshop, representing an investment of more than two million euros, will in future be used by both the regional oil and gas production operation and the team responsible for plugging and abandonment work. The so-called workover operation has up to six active, company-owned winches in use for work on the well. In order to be able to transport the equipment to the oil drilling sites in the marshy Rühlermoor, a number of locomotives operate on a light railway network alongside lorries. A key feature of the future workshop is that these wellhead winches will be able to be driven into the approximately 1,000-square-metre steel hall with their masts raised and on rails. In addition, around ten employees and trainees will carry out maintenance on all types of machinery and equipment here.

“We do almost everything ourselves on our own facilities. That’s because repairs and maintenance work on our machinery require specialised experts. Our own mechanics have the most experience in this area,” reports Stefan Steininger, Head of Workover Operations, adding: “In future, the team will also be able to work on large rigs sheltered from the wind and weather. That’s a huge advantage.”

From an ergonomic point of view, the new building also brings a number of improvements: a pit for working safely beneath the rigs, as well as an integrated crane. The two-storey building will not only consist of workshop spaces for production and winch operations. Plans also include a separate electronics workshop, offices, a storeroom for plant components and a staff room.

The construction work is being carried out by local companies: Exeler (construction and project management), Mayrose from Lingen, Krämer-Bau from Wietmarschen and J+B Küpers from Osterwald. The project is due to be completed in just over a year, by which time the first track winch will be able to roll into the workshop.

Neptune Energy is one of Germany’s leading commodities companies. With over 135 years’ experience, we ensure a secure supply for industry and society. Our aim: Today we produce what counts tomorrow. Around 460 employees across many regions of Germany and at our head office in Hanover are committed to three key areas of activity

Base – Gas & Oil: safe and reliable production of domestic energy resources

Balance – plugging andabandonment: taking responsibility for the past and restoring nature

Boost – New Energy: actively shaping the future, for example with lithium from Germany

This is how we combine experience with progress. Neptune Energy’s revenue for the 2025 financial year stood at 332 million euros (IFRS). Total annual production of gas and oil amounted to 5.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe).