Storage strategies

Companies are increasingly realising they can use natural gas storage to add value to their bottom line. TransCanada’s Farzan Nathoo weighs up the strategies available for optimising value through storage

Natural gas storage can play an important role in optimisation value for energy companies. While some companies trade around storage to add value from its existence as a separate business line, others use it to hedge market risk around existing gas contracts. There are several strategies available to help companies maximise the potential value available from gas storage – firms will need to choose which strategy best fits their risk-reward appetite. On the simplest level, companies can