Banatsky Dvor is an underground gas storage facility in Serbia . It is one of the largest in Southeast Europe. Commercial operation of the storage began on October 1, 2011 . [one]
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It was created on the basis of the depleted gas field of the same name, located 60 km northeast of the city of Novi Sad . [2] The active storage capacity of UGS facilities is 450 million m³ of gas, and the maximum production capacity is 5 million m³ per day. [1] Provides additional reliability for Russian gas exports to Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [one]
In 2011, a study was conducted on the possibility of increasing the Banatsky Dvor volume to 1 billion m³. [1] At the same time, in 2011-2013, the volume of deliveries of Russian gas to Serbia amounted to about 2 billion m³ per year. [2] [3] In 2013, a 10-year contract was signed for the supply of Russian gas to Serbia in the amount of up to 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year. [3]
In February 2012, during abnormal frosts, the Banatski Dvor underground gas storage facility made it possible for Serbia to compensate for the decline in gas supplies to Eastern Europe. [4] According to Serbiagas , Banatsky Dvor issued 4 million m³ per day, while supplies from Russia fell to 8 million m³. [5] Srbijagas also commissioned Hungarian gas storage facilities. [5]
In October 2014, the storage facility was full - up to 450 million m³. [3]
The agreement of 2017 provided for the preparation of a feasibility study and an economic feasibility study to increase the active volume to 750 million m³.
Owners and management
The agreement on the establishment of the Banatsky Dvor joint venture was signed on October 20, 2009 by Alexey Miller and Dushan Bayatovich . [6] The share of Gazprom was 51%, and Srbijagas - 49%. [6]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Russia and Serbia will increase the volume of the Banatsky Dvor gas storage facility from 450 million m³ to 1 billion m³ . Date of treatment December 26, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Gazprom and Srbijagas commissioned the first South Stream facility, the Banatsky Dvor UGS . gazprom.ru. Date of treatment December 26, 2011. Archived on September 7, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Banatsky Dvor UGS - an additional guarantee of the reliability of export deliveries to Europe this winter . Gazprom (October 7, 2014). Date of treatment September 10, 2015.
- ↑ The Banatski Dvor UGS facility smoothed out gas consumption peaks in Serbia in abnormally cold weather . gazprom.ru (02.22.2012). Date of treatment February 27, 2012. Archived on September 7, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Russia reduced gas supplies to Serbia by 20% - Serbiagas . RIA Novosti (02/07/2012). Date of treatment February 27, 2012. Archived on September 7, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Gazprom and Srbijagas create joint ventures for South Stream and the Banatsky Dvor UGS . gazprom.ru. Date of treatment December 26, 2011. Archived on September 7, 2012.