1st Apr 2005 09:00
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC01 April 2005 Aldbrough Gas Storage facility starts leaching Scottish and Southern Energy has today confirmed that it has received approvalto begin 'leaching' the nine caverns that will be used to store gas at itsAldbrough Gas Storage Facility. The project, a joint venture between SSE HornseaLimited (a subsidiary of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)) and Statoil (U.K.)Limited, to create nine caverns which can store up to 420 million cubic metresof working gas will provide essential additional storage for the UK energyindustry. The site is located 2.5km south-east of Aldbrough and 1.5km inland from thecoast. Once completed, the Aldbrough facility will be able to provide enough gasin a day to supply around four million homes. The nine caverns will be created by directionally drilling from a CentralProcessing Area down to the salt strata. Seawater is then pumped into theboreholes to dissolve the salt and form the caverns - a process known asleaching. The process will take around four years to complete with the firstcavern expected to be ready to store gas by 2007. - ENDS - Enquiries to:Scottish and Southern EnergyJulian Reeves, Communications Manager Tel no: 0870 9000 410 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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