A review of underground fuel storage events and putting risk into perspective with other areas of the energy supply chain

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 313, Issue , 2009, Pages 173-216

  Evans, D J ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; GAS STORAGE; GAS SUPPLY; NATURAL GAS; SAFETY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349194642     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP313.12     Document Type: Review

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