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EU Gas Transmission Network Facilities Review Inventory, operation and failure modes of the main components of the EU gas system. An information source to gas risk assessments. Calisto, H. Gandossi, L. Rodríguez Gómez, N. Bolado Lavín, R. 2020 EUR 30470 EN This publication is a Technical report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of this publication. For information on the methodology and quality underlying the data used in this publication for which the source is neither Eurostat nor other Commission services, users should contact the referenced source. 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Contents Acknowledgements.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Abstract................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2 The European gas transmission network: past and future ............................................................................................................................6 2.1 The natural gas supply chain.......................................................................................................................................................................................6 3 Underground Storage Facilities ..............................................................................................................................................................................................8 3.1 Types and operation of UGS facilities .................................................................................................................................................................8 3.1.1 Depleted Fields.......................................................................................................................................................................................................9 3.1.2 Aquifers.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 3.1.3 Salt Caverns ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................10 3.2 The components of a gas storage facility ....................................................................................................................................................10 3.3 Characteristics of the underground storage ............................................................................................................................................... 11 3.4 The European UGS facilities ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.5 Main Failure Modes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4 LNG terminals......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 4.1 Types of LNG terminals .................................................................................................................................................................................................16 4.2 Operation of LNG terminals....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 An overview of LNG regasification terminals in EU .............................................................................................................................20 4.3.1 Belgium ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.2 Croatia......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.3 France .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.4 Greece.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.3.5 Italy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 4.3.6 Lithuania ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 4.3.7 Malta.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 4.3.8 The Netherlands .................................................................................................................................................................................................23 4.3.9 Poland.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.3.10 Portugal...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.3.11 Spain ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 4.3.12 United Kingdom .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.4 Main Failure Modes of LNG regasification plants..................................................................................................................................26