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
0,00
20,00
40,00
60,00
80,00
100,00
120,00
140,00
US
AR
uss
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kra
ine
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ny
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an
ad
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ran
ce
Au
str
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zb
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eth
erl
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ds
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ite
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do
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kh
sta
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lic
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ma
nia
Sp
ain
Slo
va
kia
Po
lan
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atv
iaT
urk
ey
Bu
lgari
aA
ustr
alia
Ira
nB
ela
rus
Ja
pa
nD
en
ma
rkB
elg
ium
Cro
ati
aN
ew
Zeala
nd
Ire
lan
dP
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ug
al
Arm
en
iaA
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nti
na
Ky
rgy
zs
tan
Sw
ed
en
UGS Working Gas Volume by Countries (bcm)
0,000,501,001,502,00
Tu
rkey
Bu
lga…
Au
str
…
Iran
Bela
rus
Jap
an
Den
m…
Belg
i…
Cro
ati
a
New
…
Irela
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
Ru
ss
iaU
kra
ine
Latv
iaU
zb
ek
ista
nIt
aly
Kazak
hsta
nA
zerb
aij
an
Neth
erl
an
ds
Hu
ng
ary
Slo
va
kia
Tu
rkey
Bu
lgari
aF
ran
ce
Au
str
iaB
elg
ium
Iran
Sp
ain
Cro
ati
aU
nit
ed
Kin
gd
om
Den
mark
Czech
Rep
ub
lic
Germ
an
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hin
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lia
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lan
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an
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lan
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ela
nd
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gal
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en
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na
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tan
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ed
en S
pe
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(b
cm
/UG
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No
. o
f U
GS
Fa
cil
itie
s
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
6
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
No
. o
f U
GS
Fa
cil
itie
s
Age of storages
Abandoned mine Aquifer Gas Field Oil Field Rock Cavern Salt Cavern
UGS Working Gas Volume by operators
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
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…
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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
Uzb
ek
ista
n
Neth
erl
an
ds
Un
ite
d K
ing
do
m
Kazak
hsta
n
Azerb
aij
an
Ch
ina
Czech
Rep
ub
lic
Ro
man
ia
Sp
ain
Slo
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
Sw
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
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