E.ON Commissions Expansion of Gas Storage Facility in Upper Austria

Germany-based E.ON commissioned the second expansion phase of 7Fields gas storage facility in Upper Austria and Salzburg on Tuesday, advocating the project will enhance supply security in Austria and Germany. 

‘7Fields gas storage facility, a joint venture, entered service 2011. The second expansion phase, which became operational on April 1, 2014, increased the facility’s working gas capacity by 685 million cubic meters. E.ON Gas Storage GmbH now markets a total storage capacity of 1.73 billion cubic meters at the facility, giving customers in Germany and Austria access to a storage facility with a high degree of availability and flexibility,’ reads a note released by the company.

The 7Fields storage project is a joint venture of E.ON Gas Storage and Rohöl-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft (RAG), which also serves as technical operator.

“7Fields storage facility is unique in Europe in that it offers access to different markets and a cross-border storage capability,” Michael Schmöltzer, director of E.ON Gas Storage’s operations in Austria, commented.