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Originally Posted by Chris
No. In fact, without gas coming via pipeline from Russia the UK has a strategic advantage over continental Europe, because we have extensive facilities for bringing LNG ashore at Milford Haven in south west Wales. Our problem arises from the decision in 2017 to close strategic undersea gas storage off the Yorkshire coast. Its life could have been extended with government investment but the government refused. When we last had a serious gas supply crunch in 2021 plans were announced to reopen it. It has only partially reopened.
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Thanks, the Government has since put out an announcement that it has strategies in place to deal with this, maybe this includes utilising the facility that you mention even more??