Statoil and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) will jointly seek consent to extend the Aldbrough Gas Storage facility in the UK.
Statoil and SSE have acquired land adjacent to the existing Aldbrough site which is currently under development. Consent will be sought from the local authorities in the UK to develop a further nine gas storage caverns. This will approximately double the amount of gas that can be stored.
The extension will largely be under ground, and the intention is to use above-ground facilities already on site. However, some limited additional above-ground development will be required.