An Over view of Natural Gas Storage
Natural Gas Can be stored at different type of storage sites after initial production
Storage Technologies include – depleted gas fields, salt caverns, aquifers and surface facilities
Different countries have different storage policies
Reasons for Gas Storage
Supply security – insurance against disruption
Meeting Peak demand – balancing the gas network
Maintaining constant production and flow through the year (seasonality)
Different countries have different gas storage philosophies
Indigenous supply availability
Relationships with exporters
National experience
