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Fact Sheet: Underground Natural Gas Storage Caverns

Quick Facts:  Underground storage caverns are used to store very large quantities of unrefined petroleum and natural gas. These underground caverns are cavities that have been “mined” out of naturally occurring salt domes. Approximately 7% of total underground natural gas storage...