UKOG plans UK hydrogen salt storage at Portland Port

Exploration and production company UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) is planning an energy hub based around a possible 1.2 billion m³ of hydrogen salt cavern storage under land owned by Portland Port in Dorset, UK.

UKOG has signed a lease agreement with Portland Port for two sites under the former Royal Navy port for the development of the hydrogen-ready gas storage caverns, which will be used for LNG in the beginning. The project builds upon a previous project by Portland Gas Storage, which was granted planning consent by Dorset County Council in 2008 but completed.

Currently, the UK has 1.7 billion m³ of underground gas storage capacity, so the project would represent a large increase. Under the plans, the salt caverns will be linked to the UK gas grid with a hydrogen-ready pipeline capable of handling 28 million m³ of gas daily, the equivalent of a seventh of current estimated UK daily natural gas consumption.

A planned LNG import facility in Portland Port will be designed to optimise cavern-fill cycle times and maximise revenues, with LNG sourced from the US and other secure suppliers.

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Source: tankstoragemag.com