Russian gas
monopoly Gazprom said on Wednesday the company is trying to improve its natural
gas metering system, including at custody transfer points, and the measures
taken to reduce gas losses.
The gas
flow measurement in the Unified Gas Supply System (UGSS) is carried out at gas
metering stations in the course of gas production and transmission via gas
trunklines, at gas distribution stations prior to feeding gas into gas
distribution networks, and at gas flow metering points that calculate gas
consumption for process needs, according to Gazprom.
The Board
of Directors noted that Gazprom paid great attention to metrological support in
technological processes, optimising performance at Gazprom’s facilities and
monitoring energy efficiency.
Gazprom
said the company makes systematic efforts to increase energy efficiency in gas
transmission by improving metering systems and using advanced techniques for
leak detection. Gazprom said that due to an array of measures, natural gas
losses in the UGSS dropped by 2.4 times between 2009 and 2017.
Particular
attention at the meeting was given to the issue of reducing gas losses in gas
transmission systems when gas is supplied to consumers. The main cause of
losses in this area includes unauthorised gas offtake, interference with
measurement devices, and the poor condition of gas distribution pipelines.
In 2017,
97% of gas losses were registered in Russia’s North Caucasus Federal District.
This was highlighted by the fact that two-thirds of gas networks in the region
belonged to third-party organisations or had been abandoned.
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