Gazprom-AR2014

Performance Results
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Inflow and distribution of gas transported via Gazprom’s GTS in Russia in 2014, bcm
Total Including Far
East GTS
System inflow
588.7 3.3
including
Central Asian gas 26.4
Total
Including Far
East GTS
Deliveries to customers
in Russia 356.5 3.2
including
Central Asian gas 0.03
Azerbaijanian gas 0.2 Deliveries outside Russia 196.2
Gas withdrawals
from Russian UGSFs 32.7
including
Central Asian gas 26.4
Decrease in GTS reserves 6.1 Azerbaijanian gas 0.2
Gas pumping to Russian
UGSFs 35.1
Own process needs
of the GTS and UGSFs 33.2 0.04
Increase in GTS reserves 6.5 0.07
Total 627.5 3.3 Total 627.5 3.3
The highest daily
capacity of Russian
UGSFs was registered
at 725,2 mmcm
on 31 January 2014.
The increment of daily
capacity of Gazprom’s
UGSFs in 2014 is
comparable to daily
winter consumption
in a large Russian
region.
UGSFs are a very important tool used by Gazprom Group for dealing with peak consumption
and controlling the seasonal inequality of consumption, as well as for keeping supplies flexible
and reliable.
During the heating season, the UGSF network covers over 20% of domestic and export gas
supplies.
In Russia, Gazprom Group operates 22 UGSFs at 26 storage sites: 17 in depleted gas fields,
8 in water-bearing structures and 1 in salt caverns. As of 31 December 2014, the total active capacity
of the Group’s Russian UGSFs reached 71.1 bcm.
UGSFs operate 18 compressor stations comprising 37 compressor shops, 233 gas pumping
units (GPUs) with an aggregate installed capacity of 913.6 MW, and 2,685 production wells.
In 2014, 32.7 bcm of gas were withdrawn from, and 35.1 bcm of gas were added to, Russian
UGSFs, including 250 mmcm of buffer gas (Nevskoye UGSF, Karashurskoye UGSF). The highest
daily capacity of 725.2 mmcm was registered on 31 January 2014.
As compared to 2013, daily capacity grew by 42.6 mmcm. By the 2014/2015 withdrawal season,
the operating gas reserve in Russian UGSFs had increased to 72 bcm, by 3 bcm y-o-y. It is
the highest UGSF operating gas reserve in the history of the Russian gas sector.
Gazprom carries out prospecting and exploration to build underground storage facilities for
natural gas and helium. RUB 554.6 mm were spent for this purpose in the reporting year (inclusive
of VAT). Five exploration wells were completed in the saline deposits of the Kireyevskaya area (the
Tula Region) for the purpose of UGSF construction. 3D seismic survey covering 50 sq. km was
completed at the Blagoveshchenskaya area (the Far East).
33.2 bcm of natural gas were used for own process needs of the GTS and UGSFs in 2014
(40.6 bcm in 2013).
Overhauls and scheduled preventive maintenance of GTS facilities carried out by Gazprom
on an annual basis aim to make gas supply and transportation more reliable and efficient, and
safer from engineering and environmental standpoints. The upgrade and overhaul of these facilities
used a priority ranking method based on process flow forecasts, enabling cost reduction and
flexible planning.
OAO Gazprom Annual Report 2014