Lesum natural gas storage facility

The Lesum cavern storage facility is located near the river Lesum.

It is one of the H-gas storage facilities in Germany. With two caverns and a working gas volume of approx. 153 million m³_n , Lesum is an important pillar in the supply of H-gas.

Profile

• Location: Bremen
• Storage type: cavern storage
• Gas quality: H-gas
• Caverns in operation: 2
• Geological formation: Upper Permian salt dome
• Depth of the caverns: 1,251 - 1,664 m below ground level
• Working gas volume: approx. 153 million m³_n
• Max. injection capacity: 105,000 m³_n/h
• Max. withdrawal rate: 220,000 m³_n/h
• Year of construction / commissioning: 2000
• Market area / Network operator: Trading Hub Europe (THE) / Gasunie

Safety information according to accident law

Safety flyers and data for on-site inspections in accordance with §16 StörfallV can be found in our media library (german)