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| Bilfinger Berger assembles second largest natural gas storage facility in Europe German construction firm Bilfinger Berger has completed the order for extensive assembly work of the largest natural gas storage facility in Austria. The new expansion phase doubles the capacity of the Haidach storage facility near Salzburg to approximately 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas. This is equivalent to around one third of Austria's annual requirements. The order volume for the work for Rohölaufsuchungsgesellschaft RAG, one of Europe's leading storage operators, amounts to €20 million. For the construction of the central station and two compressor units, Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services installed a total of 1,700 tons of equipment and 850 tons of piping, which is exposed to pressure of more than 200 bar. One of the particular challenges was linking the new installation to the existing storage facility. Around 100 connection points were created to connect to the existing piping systems while the facility remained in operation. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |