Dear Madam, Dear Sir,

welcome at the IGU Storage Committee Database portal. The data on UGS facilities were collected during 2018-2022 triennium and provide an overview of UGS status and its outlook. We would like to use this opportunity and thank to all gas companies and association which contributed with the data for this portal.

Storage provides general benefits for the entire gas infrastructure, not only for balancing of gas grids but it also helps the final customers to get their gas in efficient, reliable and secured way. The UGS Database SG has been established for the first time as a part of the International Gas Union Triennium work programme 2000-2003 as Basic Activity and since then, it provides valuable summary of UGS activities worldwide. The study has been constantly improved over trienniums and is complemented by below mentioned additional deliverables

• UGS Data viewer
• UGS facts in Charts & Tables
• UGS interactive map
• UGS vocabulary in fifteen languages
• Study from the previous triennium

For unregistered user, selected data are available. Detailed data including their exports are available only to members of IGU Storage Committee and contributors after registration.

About IGU

The International Gas Union (IGU) is a worldwide non-profit organisation.The mission of IGU is to advocate gas as an integral part of a sustainable global energy system, and to promote the political, technical and economic progress of the gas industry. The working organisation of IGU covers the complete value of gas chain from exploration and production, transmission via pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well as storing of gas in underground gas storages, distribution and combustion of gas at the point of use.

Storage Committee

The Storage Committee is a one of IGU Committees. It deals with Underground Gas Storage and is led by:
Ladislav Barkoci (Slovakia)
Vice Chair: Amer Abdel-Haq (Germany)

The work of Storage Committee during the 2022-2025 triennium is supported by three study-groups:

1. Study group SG2.1 (led by Petra Bocmanová, Slovakia): Maintenance, development and improving public awareness of database on UGS in operation and UGS projects worldwide
2. Study group SG2.2 (led by Amer Abdel-Haq, Germany): Defining best practices in UGS operations. Focusing on technical and geological challenges of H2 storage and gas emissions of CH4 and H2 and the ways how to limit them.
3. Study group SG2.3 (led by Carole Le-Henaff, France): Operating UGS in today's gas markets that includes support for renewable energy and grid balancing. Advocating IGU positions and opinions on the selected prioritised topics towards key institutions and industry stakeholders to support the joint strategic interests of IGU members, increase IGU's visibility, credibility and influence on future policy and regulatory developments.

Storage Committee is represented by 38 active members from 20 countries

World Gas Conference 2025

On May 19-23, 2025 the triennial conference for the international gas sector will be held at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) in Beijing. The event is hosted by Beijing Gas.

Business leaders, policymakers, technical & academic experts, students from all around the world will be part of this unique conference to spread new trends and demonstrate technical and commercial innovations that shape the global energy agenda.

WGC2025 Countdown...