Construction of the Bergermeer Gas Storage facility approved Europe's largest open access storage facility will start in 2013

摘要

The recently approved Bergermeer Gas Storage project will create Europe's largest open access gas storage facility. Bergermeer will provide the Northwestern European gas market with 46 TWh of seasonal storage, thereby almost doubling the Netherlands' total storage capacity. Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) (operator) and EBN hold 60% and 40% stakes in the project respectively. The design and construction of the facility requires a total investment of 800 million Euro and involves drilling 14 high capacity storage wells, building a gas treatment plant and laying almost 40 km of pipeline.