Rough (facility)

Easington gas terminal. From here the gas flow in and out of the Rough field is managed.

Rough is a natural gas storage facility under the North Sea off the east coast of England. It is capable of storing 100 billion cubic feet of gas, nearly double the storage capacities in operation in Great Britain in 2021.

First opened in 1985, it was closed by Centrica Storage Ltd in 2017 because of the need for costly maintenance, the UK government declining to subsidise repairs.[1] Centrica gained approval from safety inspectors for the facility to be brought back into service in August 2022,[2] and it was partly reopened on 28 October 2022.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cuff, Madeleine (3 February 2022). "Energy bills rise: Getting rid of gas storage facilities has left the UK exposed to shortages and price hikes". The Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ Lawson, Alex (30 August 2022). "Wholesale gas prices tumble as Europe prepares to intervene in energy markets". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "British Gas-owner reopens storage ahead of winter". BBC News. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ "UK's biggest gas storage site reopened to boost winter energy supplies". The Guardian. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.