North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Adds UGS Bergermeer outage
Sept 17 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.
The table is arranged by outage start date.
Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.
OPERATOR | LOCATION | OUTAGE DATES | OUTAGE DESCRIPTION/IMPACT |
2021 OUTAGES | |||
Fluxys | Interconnector | Jul 6, 0600 CET - Mar 31, 2028 0600 CET | UK import capacity reduction to 31,392,673 kWh/h; unplanned equipment maintenance |
2025 OUTAGES | |||
INEOS | FPS system | 4Q (25 November) | Train 3 TAR has commenced with a current forecast duration of twelve (12) weeks |
2026 OUTAGES | |||
Gassco | Nyhamna | Jul 04, 0600 CET- Sep 24, 0600 CET | 19.8 mcm/d; planned corrective maintenance |
Serica Energy UK | St Fergus | Aug 01, 0600 BST - Sep 17, 1200 BST | 4.1 mcm/d; planned gas production field unvailability |
Gassco | Kollsnes | Aug 12, 0600 CET - Sep 22, 0600 CET | 16.0-40.0 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Aug 17, 0400 BST - Sep 27, 0500 BST | 103 GWh/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Sleipner | Aug 28, 0600 CET - Sep 22, 0600 CET | 11.3 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Perenco | Bacton | Aug 31, 0600 BST - Sep 24, 0600 BST | 4.2 mcm/d; planned maintenance shutdown |
Fluxys | Interconnector | Sep 01 - Sep 20 | Planned maintenance shutdown |
Centrica UK | Rough | Sep 02, 0500 BST - Oct 01, 0500 BST | 0.7 mcm/d; Planned injection unavailability |
SSE | Atwick | Sep 06, 0300 BST - Sep 24, 0900 BST | 30 GWh/d; Planned withdrawal unavailability |
Gassco | Kollsnes | Sep 06, 0600 CET - Sep 19, 0600 CET | 26 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Troll | Sep 07, 0600 CET - Sep 19, 0600 CET | 13.2 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Sep 08, 0400 BST - Oct 03, 0400 BST | 185 GWh/d; Gas treatment plant unavailability |
Gassco | Karsto | Sep 10, 0600 CET - Sep 25, 0600 CET | 12.6 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Sep 11, 0400 CET - Sep 19, 0400 CET | 115 GWh/d; Gas treatment plant unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Sep 11, 0400 CET - Sep 22, 0400 CET | 113 GWh/d; Gas treatment plant unavailability |
Gassco | Troll | Sep 12, 0600 CET - Sep 17, 0600 CET | 18.2 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
SSE | Aldbrough | Sep 12, 0500 BST - Sep 25, 1800 BST | 0.43 TWh; Planned Outage, Ald. 7 Maintenance & Intervention |
Total EP UK | Teesside CATS (Culzean) | Sep 14, 0600 BST - Oct 02, 0900 BST | 16 GWh/d; planned gas production field unavailability |
Gassco | Aasta Hansteen | Sep 15, 0600 CET - Sep 17, 0600 CET | 16.1 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Nyhamna | Sep 15, 0600 CET - Sep 22, 0600 CET | 51.8 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Troll | Sep 16, 0600 CET - Sep 17, 0600 CET | 25 mcm/d; corrective maintenance |
Gassco | Troll | Sep 17, 0600 CET - Sep 18, 0600 CET | 30 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Troll | Sep 18, 0600 CET - Sep 19, 0600 CET | 18 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Kollsnes | Sep 21, 0600 CET - Sep 22, 0600 CET | 40 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Troll | Sep 21, 0600 CET - Sep 22, 0600 CET | 12.0 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Zeebrugge | Sep 21, 0600 CET - Sep 25, 0600 CET | 21.1 mcm/d; upstream restriction |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Sep 22, 0400 CET - Oct 03, 0400 CET | 185 GWh/d; gas treatment plant unavailability |
Gassco | Kristin | Sep 22, 0600 CET - Sep 24, 0600 CET | 13.8 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Asgard | Sep 23, 0600 CET - Sep 24, 0600 CET | 26.9 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Skarv | Sep 23, 1328 CET- Sep 24, 0600 CET | 22.4 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Oseberg | Sep 23, 0600 CET - Sep 30, 0600 CET | 13.5 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Kårstø | Sep 24, 0600 CET - Sep 29, 0600 CET | 19.6 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Aasta Hanstenn | Sep 24, 0600 CET - Sep 25, 0600 CET | 16.8 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Sep 25, 0400 CET - Sep 30, 0400 CET | 96 GWh/d; gas treatment plant unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Sep 27, 0400 BST - Oct 03, 0500 BST | 185 GWh/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Nyhamna | Sep 28, 0600 CET - Nov 24, 0600 CET | 19.8 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Aasta Hansteen | Sep 29, 0600 CET - Oct 03, 0600 CET | 17.7 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Sep 29, 0400 BST - Sep 30, 0400 BST | 41 GWh/d; other unavailability |
BBL company | BBL pipeline | Sep 30, 0600 CET - Oct 15, 0600 CET | Planned maintenance |
Gassco | Zeebrugge | Sep 30, 0600 CET - Oct 01, 0600 CET | 22.2 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
TAQA + | UGS Bergermeer | Oct 01, 0400 CET - Oct 03, 0500 CET | 185 GWh/d; gas treatment plant unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Oct 03, 0500 CET - Oct 31, 0500 CET | 497 GWh/d; gas treatment plant unavailability |
Gassco | Nyhamna | Oct 05, 0600 CET - Nov 02, 0600 CET | 19.8 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Oseberg | Oct 10, 0600 CET - Oct 23, 0600 CET | 27.5 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Troll | Oct 14, 0600 CET - Oct 15, 0600 CET | 11 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
Gassco | Aasta Hansteen | Oct 15, 0600 CET - Oct 19, 0600 CET | 20.7 mcm/d; yearly mainetenance |
Kistos Energy Storage Ltd | Hill Top | Oct 22, 0800 BST - Oct 22, 1800 BST | 0.6477TWh; planned storage unavailability |
SSE | Aldbrough | Oct 25, 0500 BST - Oct 31, 1800 BST | 97.78 GWh/d; planned injection unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Oct 31, 0500 BST - Nov 02, 0500 BST | 185 GWh/d; other unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Nov 11, 0500 BST - Nov 20, 0500 BST | 36 GWh/d; compression station unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Nov 30, 0500 BST - Dec 01, 0500 BST | 12 GWh/d; compressor station unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Dec 01, 0500 BST - Dec 23, 0500 BST | 22 GWh/d; compression station unavailability |
Gassco | Visund | Dec 01, 0600 CET - Dec 02, 0600 CET | 14.8 mcm/d; yearly maintenance |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Dec 01, 0500 BST - Dec 13, 0500 BST | 38 GWh/d; Compressor station unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Dec 09, 0400 BST - Dec 23, 0500 BST | 31 GWh/d; compressor station unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Dec 13, 0500 BST - Dec 23, 0500 BST | 34 GWh/d; compressor station unavailability |
TAQA | UGS Bergermeer | Dec 18, 0500 BST - Dec 19, 0500 BST | 12 GWh/d; compressor station unavailability |
INEOS | FPS system | 2026 | The annual Unity ESDV closure test, Cruden Bay NGL ESDV leak test, and Forties Charlie equipment tests will take place (3Q- Aug 4); the Old Lock Berth Outage will take place (2Q) |
NOTES:
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CET - Central European Time (GMT +1 or GMT +2, depending on time of the year)
* Capacity loss attributable to separate caverns
+ indicates new addition
# indicates revision