Natural Gas Facts & Figures4. Underground Gas Storage

4. Underground Gas Storage

Source : WOC2 database, (Cedigaz, IHS Cera)

Types of UGS, per countries : distribution, WGV, maps per type : distribution, WGV,TPAProjects

? Strategic LNG storage

UGS Working Gas Volume by countries

0.00

20.00

40.00

60.00

80.00

100.00

120.00

140.00

USA

Rus

sia

Ukr

aine

Ger

man

yIta

lyC

anad

aFr

ance

Aus

tria

Hun

gary

Uzb

ekis

tan

Net

herla

nds

Uni

ted

Kin

gdom

Kaz

akhs

tan

Aze

rbai

jan

Chi

naC

zech

Rep

ublic

Rom

ania

Spai

nSl

ovak

iaPo

land

Latv

iaTu

rkey

Bul

garia

Aus

tral

iaIra

nB

elar

usJa

pan

Den

mar

kB

elgi

umC

roat

iaN

ew Z

eala

ndIre

land

Port

ugal

Arm

enia

Arg

entin

aK

yrgy

zsta

nSw

eden

UGS Working Gas Volume by Countries (bcm)

0.000.501.001.502.00

Turk

eyB

ulga

…A

ustr

…Ira

nB

elar

usJa

pan

Den

m…

Bel

gi…

Cro

atia

New

…Ire

land

Port

u…A

rme…

Arg

e…K

yrg…

Swed

en

UGS Working Gas Volume by Countriessmaller than 2.0 bcm

UGS Working Gas Volume by regions

4.01% 3.0

1%

113.632%

98.728%

0.10%

1.40%

138.138%

UGS in the WorldWorking Gas Volume Distribution by Regions (bcm)

Asia Asia Pacific CISEurope L.America & Caribbean Middle-EastNorth America

358,8Total =

UGS Working Gas Volume by storage type

45.713%

272.776%

18.25%0.1

0%22.26%

UGS in the WorldWorking Gas Volume Distribution by Storage Types (bcm)

Aquifer Gas Field Oil Field Rock Cavern Salt Cavern

358,8Total =

UGS Working Gas Volume distribution in Europe

16.917%

68.169%

1.01%

0.10%12.7

13%

UGS in EuropeWorking Gas Volume Distribution by Storage Types (bcm)

Aquifer Gas Field Oil Field Rock Cavern Salt Cavern

98,7Total =

UGS : number of facilities

419

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

050

100150200250300350400450

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sia

Ukr

aine

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garia

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land

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en Spec

ific

WG

V (b

cm/U

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Faci

lity)

No.

of U

GS

Faci

litie

s

Specific Working Gas Volume and No. of UGS by Countries

No. of UGS Facilities

Specific Working GasVolume

excluding long-termstrategic reserves in Russia

Age of UGS facilities

662930

10

445658

8058

73

4521

4

4

42

8

112

314

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14

6

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

No.

of U

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Faci

litie

s

Age of storages

Abandoned mine Aquifer Gas Field Oil Field Rock Cavern Salt Cavern

UGS Working Gas Volume by operators

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UGS Working Gas Volume by Storage operators (Bcm)

UGS Development

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

140.0

USA

Rus

sia

Ukr

aine

Ger

man

yIta

lyC

anad

aFr

ance

Aus

tria

Hun

gary

Uzb

ekis

tan

Net

herla

nds

Uni

ted

Kin

gdom

Kaz

akhs

tan

Aze

rbai

jan

Chi

naC

zech

Rep

ublic

Rom

ania

Spai

nSl

ovak

iaPo

land

Latv

iaTu

rkey

Bul

garia

Aus

tral

iaIra

nB

elar

usJa

pan

Den

mar

kB

elgi

umC

roat

iaN

ew Z

eala

ndIre

land

Port

ugal

Arm

enia

Arg

entin

aK

yrgy

zsta

nSw

eden

Development of new storage capacity compared to the storage capacity

in the previous triennium (bcm)

Working Gas Volume in operation(2007-2009)Working Gas Volume in operation(2010-2012)

0.00.51.01.52.0

Turk

eyB

ulga

riaA

ustr

alia

Iran

Bel

arus

Japa

nD

enm

ark

Bel

gium

Cro

atia

New

…Ire

land

Port

ugal

Arm

enia

Arg

entin

aK

yrgy

zsta

nSw

eden

UGS planned Working Gas Volume

12.410%

00%

11.710%

64.754%

3.13%

2.12%

24.721%

UGS in the WorldReported Planned Working Gas Volume Distribution by

Regions (bcm)

Asia Asia Pacific CISEurope L.America & Caribbean Middle-EastNorth America

118,6Total =

UGS distribution worldwide

UGS distribution in Europe

UGS distribution in CIS

UGS distribution in North America