Number of onshore natural gas producing wells in Italy 2012-2021

In 2021, there were 333 onshore natural gas producing wells in Italy. The number of onshore wells for natural gas production gradually decreased over time. As a matter of fact, in 2012 there were 435 wells in the country. The number of offshore natural gas producing wells also declined.  

Natural gas domestic production

The domestic production of natural gas decreased hand in hand with the number of wells. The volume of natural gas produced in Italy decreased from 8.3 billion cubic meters in 2012 to 3.2 million cubic meters in 2021. In 2021, most of the production took place offshore. Over 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas were obtained from offshore wells. Regarding onshore production, Basilicata was the region with the highest volume of natural gas produced nationwide.  

Electricity production from natural gas

On the other hand, the share of electricity generation from natural gas steadily grew 2018 to 2021. In 2020, electricity generation accounted for 30.1 percent of the total consumption of natural gas in Italy.