Construction and Consideration of America's ...

As an important part of natural gas market, underground gas storage plays an irreplaceable role in peak shaving and guaranteeing the security of gas supply. Based on investigations and researches on the status of underground gas storage construction in the USA, information about types, numbers, reservoir site layouts, capacity and characteristics of underground gas storages managements in the USA are concluded, combined with the development of natural gas industry in China, suggestions such as optimizing construction layouts of underground gas storages, accelerating the construction pace of underground gas storages and making an early plan for natural gas strategic reserve are given[1].