Modular CNG stations to join Gazprom’s gas filling network
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In late August 2016, Gazprom Transgaz Ufa concluded the testing of a compressed natural gas (CNG) filling unit produced in Russia. The unit was developed and manufactured by Barrens in cooperation with Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo.
A modular CNG station is a small-size gas filling station with a capacity of 500–600 cubic meters per hour, equipped with the required control and protection systems.
A prototype of the module was installed this May at CNG station No. M-45 at the Dyurtyulinsky gas pipeline operation center. In the course of four months, the domestically-produced system was tested by Gazprom Transgaz Ufa’s experts.
In-house testing of single-unit module at Gazprom Transgaz Ufa’s Dyurtyulinsky gas pipeline operation center
Pilot operation lasted 756 hours, with 1,213 refills performed, which is equivalent to selling 42,338.6 cubic meters of natural gas. As a result, the filling station was approved for use at Gazprom’s facilities.
“When put into commercial operation, the small-size modular CNG stations will accelerate the expansion of Gazprom’s gas filling infrastructure and offer gas for motor vehicles,” said Mikhail Likhachev, Director General of Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo.
Background
Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo is Gazprom’s single NGV market operator. The company was set up in December 2012 with a view to promote the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel that is more eco-friendly, efficient, and safer than conventional fuels.
Gazprom Transgaz Ufa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. It supplies gas to consumers in the Republic of Bashkortostan and ensures gas transit to Europe. The company operates some 5,000 kilometers of gas trunklines, which convey about 100 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
The company has 16 branches, including 9 gas pipeline operation centers, 12 compressor stations, 82 gas compressor units, 146 gas distribution stations, 7 gas metering stations, and 11 CNG stations.
The ISO 14001:2004 environmental management system is in effect at Gazprom Transgaz Ufa. The company employs about 5,000 people. It is headquartered in Ufa.