Natural Gas Facts & Figures

New Approach & Proposal

4. Underground Gas Storage

Source : WOC2 database

Types of UGS,

per countries : distribution, WGV, maps

per type : distribution, WGV,

TPA

Projects

UGS Working Gas Volume by countries

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20,00

40,00

60,00

80,00

100,00

120,00

140,00

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UGS Working Gas Volume by Countries (bcm)

0,000,501,001,502,00

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Iran

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rus

Jap

an

Den

m…

Belg

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Cro

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a

New

…

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nd

Po

rtu

…

Arm

e…

Arg

e…

Kyrg

…

Sw

ed

en

UGS Working Gas Volume by Countries smaller than 2.0 bcm

UGS Working Gas Volume by regions

4,0 1 %

3,0 1 %

113,6 32 %

98,7 28 %

0,1 0 %

1,4 0 %

138,1 38 %

UGS in the World Working Gas Volume Distribution by Regions (bcm)

Asia Asia Pacific CIS

Europe L.America & Caribbean Middle-East

North America

358,8 Total =

UGS Working Gas Volume by storage type

45,7 13 %

272,7 76 %

18,2 5 % 0,1

0 % 22,2 6 %

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

Aquifer Gas Field Oil Field Rock Cavern Salt Cavern

358,8 Total =

UGS Working Gas Volume distribution

in Europe

16,9 17 %

68,1 69 %

1,0 1 %

0,1 0 % 12,7

13 %

UGS in Europe Working Gas Volume Distribution by Storage Types (bcm)

Aquifer Gas Field Oil Field Rock Cavern Salt Cavern

98,7 Total =

UGS : number of facilities

419

0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

3,5

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

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Specific Working Gas Volume and No. of UGS by Countries

No. of UGS Facilities

Specific Working GasVolume

excluding long-term

strategic reserves in Russia

Age of UGS facilities

6 6

29 30 10

44

56 58

80

58

73

45

21 4

4

4 2

8

11 2

3 14

27 12

14

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

No

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Age of storages

Abandoned mine Aquifer Gas Field Oil Field Rock Cavern Salt Cavern

UGS Working Gas Volume by operators

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10

20

30

40

50

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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

US

A

Ru

ss

ia

Ukra

ine

Germ

an

y

Italy

Can

ad

a

Fra

nce

Au

str

ia

Hu

ng

ary

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ek

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n

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ite

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m

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n

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aij

an

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ina

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Rep

ub

lic

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man

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ain

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va

kia

Po

lan

d

Latv

ia

Tu

rkey

Bu

lga

ria

Au

str

alia

Iran

Bela

rus

Jap

an

Den

mark

Belg

ium

Cro

ati

a

New

Zea

lan

d

Irela

nd

Po

rtu

gal

Arm

en

ia

Arg

en

tin

a

Kyrg

yzs

tan

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ed

en

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)

0,0

0,5

1,0

1,5

2,0

Tu

rkey

Bu

lga

ria

Au

str

alia

Iran

Bela

rus

Jap

an

Den

mark

Belg

ium

Cro

ati

a

New

…

Irela

nd

Po

rtu

gal

Arm

en

ia

Arg

en

tin

a

Kyrg

yzs

tan

Sw

ed

en

UGS planned Working Gas Volume

12,4 10 %

0 0 %

11,7 10 %

64,7 54 %

3,1 3 %

2,1 2 %

24,7 21 %

UGS in the World Reported Planned Working Gas Volume Distribution by

Regions (bcm)

Asia Asia Pacific CIS

Europe L.America & Caribbean Middle-East

North America

118,6 Total =

UGS distribution worldwide

UGS distribution in Europe

UGS distribution in CIS

UGS distribution in North America