Exploration and production of oil and natural gas including underground gas storage
DEA Deutsche Erdöl AG
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About DEA Deutsche Erdöl AG
DEA Deutsche Erdöl AG was an internationally active oil and gas company headquartered in Hamburg. As an exploration and production company (E&P), it explored for and produced oil and natural gas and operated underground gas storage facilities in Germany. The company applied geoscience expertise as well as modern drilling and production techniques and placed great emphasis on safe, environmentally sound and sustainable extraction. DEA pursued a regionally focused growth strategy through the acquisition of licences and stakes in core regions. In May 2019, DEA merged with Wintershall to form Wintershall Dea GmbH; DEA Deutsche Erdöl AG was dissolved or renamed in the course of this merger.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Exploration and production of oil and natural gas (E&P), Drilling technology / drilling and production techniques, Underground gas storage (reservoirs for natural gas), Manufacture of mining machinery and equipment (historical), Exploration and production (E&P) of oil and natural gas, underground gas storage, drilling and production technology
- Materials
- Exploration & Production, Underground Gas Storage
- Founded
- 1899
- Employees
- 1150
- Industries
- Oil and Gas (Energy)
- 01
Exploration of oil and gas deposits
- 02
Acquisition of licences and drilling rights
- 03
Drilling and production technology
- 04
Production of oil and natural gas
- 05
Underground gas storage
Processes and Technology
Exploration & Production
Exploration for and production of oil and natural gas as operator or cooperation partner.
Underground Gas Storage
Operation of storage reservoirs for natural gas storage in Germany.
Sites
Hamburg
DEHeadquarters
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration and production of oil and natural gas (E&P)Other (Oil/Gas Production) | – | – | – | – | Crude oil, Natural gas |
| Drilling technology / drilling and production techniquesOther (Oil/Gas Production) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Underground gas storage (reservoirs for natural gas)Other (Oil/Gas Production) | – | – | – | – | Natural gas |
| Manufacture of mining machinery and equipment (historical)Other (Oil/Gas Production) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1899
Founding of Deutsche Tiefbohr-Actiengesellschaft (DTA) on 10 January 1899 in Berlin; Managing Director Rudolf Nöllenburg
- 1900
Relocation of the company's registered office to Nordhausen
- 1901
Company's first productive oil well
- 1906
Crude oil officially declared the main business purpose
- 1911
Merger to form Deutsche Erdoel-Actiengesellschaft (DEA), based in Berlin
- 1917
Sinking of the world's first oil shaft in Pechelbronn (Alsace)
- 1947
Relocation of the commercial headquarters to Hamburg
- 1951
Natural gas discovery in Rehden (with Wintershall)
- 1966
Texaco acquires more than 90% of DEA shares
- 1970
Renamed Deutsche Texaco AG
- 1988
Acquisition by RWE; formation of RWE-DEA AG
- 2019
Merger with Wintershall to form Wintershall Dea GmbH (May 2019); dissolution/renaming of DEA Deutsche Erdöl AG