Whitehill Gas Storage
E.ON Gas Storage is providing the expertise into the development plans for a major underground gas storage facility at Whitehill, close to Aldbrough in East Yorkshire.
The project will consist of ten underground storage caverns which will be built nearly 2km below the ground. The proposed gas processing plant will be built at Whitehill Farm, which has been chosen for its natural screening.
Whitehill Gas Storage Project
| Location | Aldbrough, East Yorkshire |
| Number of caverns | 10 |
| Capacity | Up to 400 million cubic metres |
| Capability | Injection and withdrawal rates of 13 mcm/day |
| Cavern size | 80m in diameter x 100m high (approx) |
For further information on the project or if you are interested in purchasing capacity at Whitehill, please
contact us.
Onshore Application
A copy of the onshore planning application documents can be found on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council's website by following the link above. Attached below is the non technical summary of the Environmental Statement Further Information Document 2011
Non Technical Summary - December 2011 (PDF, 6.5MB)
Offshore Application
A copy of the Environmental Statement for the Offshore Works and the Non Technical Summary can be found below
Offshore Non Technical Summary - January 2011 (PDF, 1.8MB)
Offshore Environmental Statement - January 2011 (PDF, 26.1MB)
