Global UGS Benchmark
The Global UGS Benchmark empowers storage operators to leverage each other’s shared expertise for greater success. With the energy transition driving market changes, benchmarking helps by supporting the creation of accurate forecasts of OPEX and staffing requirements for new projects, especially those related to Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and Hydrogen.
AS THE UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE INDUSTRY EVOLVES, HOW ARE YOU OPTIMIZING YOUR OPERATIONS TO FACE YOUR NEW CHALLENGES?
Ageing assets, the energy transition, and historically low seasonal spreads are changing the underground gas storage industry. It has never been more important for operators to focus on what they can control: their operational excellence. However, achieving continuous improvement presents significant challenges for operators, including:
- Lacking a roadmap for systematic continuous improvement
- Understanding performance gaps but not having a clear vision as to how to close them
- Difficulty in assessing the value-optimization of existing plans
- Not being able to justify business plans to stakeholders
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ACHIEVE COST COMPETITIVENESS & EFFICIENCY
Total Cost Competitiveness & Efficiency analysed through six key areas:
- Operations
- Maintenance
- Support Services
- Business Overheads
- Energy & Chemicals
- Sub-Surface Activities
OPTIMISE YOUR WORKFORCE
Optimise workforce size & productivity across 20 work categories.
LEARN FROM OTHER GAS STORAGE OPERATORS
Best practice focus on key activities including:
- Health & Safety
- Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
- Maintenance Management
- Reliability & Availability
- Process Safety
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COMPARE YOUR ASSET'S PERFORMANCE
Compare more than 100 metrics covering operations and maintenance cost efficiency and competitiveness, workforce productivity and operational effectiveness of your asset with the world's leading UGS operators.
IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE GAPS
Develop a clear understanding of the areas of opportunity for performance improvement, their magnitude, and priority, through a detailed gap analysis.
UNDERSTAND YOUR IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Uncover the root cause of your performance gaps through the contextual analysis provided.
JUSTIFY YOUR BUSINESS PLANS AND DECISIONS
Support your business plans and decisions based upon impartial and objective analyses.
SET THE CORRECT KPI TARGETS
Set the correct ambitious yet achievable targets for your KPIs by leveraging the knowledge and insights of what exactly it means to be good, great or outstanding in the industry.
DELIVER A DATA-BACKED IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Juran Benchmarking can support you in delivering a data-backed improvement plan for your UGS through our Gap to Potential Workshops.
Learn from other UGS operators: the UGSBI
Underground gas storage operators who participate in this benchmarking program have the option to also join the UGS Benchmarking Initiative (UGSBI): the world’s only consortium of operators who, beyond benchmarking, collaborate closely through learning, sharing expertise, and deep-dive best practice studies to overcome their challenges and achieve excellence as a group, underpinned by:
- Confidential peer-to-peer benchmarking
- Technical collaboration between participants
- Best practice sharing workshops
- Deep-dive analyses on special topics
- Regulatory support
CASE STUDY
Europen UGS Operator Achieves Step-Change in Efficiency over 3 years
Learn how a German underground gas storage operator leveraged the power of the Global UGS Benchmark to take its operational performance from mediocre to industry-leading over a three-year period.
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THE GLOBAL UGS BENCHMARK IN NUMBERS
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240,000 GWh
COMBINED DECLARED CAPACITY OF FACILITIES PARTICIPATING -
USD 300 MILLION
OPEX BENCHMARKED -
18,000
MANHOURS AVERAGE TOTAL WORKFORCE EFFICIENCY GAP IDENTIFIED
Upstream
Benchmarking for production assets including offshore, onshore and unconventionals.
Offshore Production
Focus on the one thing you can control: your operational performance.
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Midstream
Benchmarking for oil separation plants, natural gas processing, LNG liquefaction plants, gas pipelines and liquids pipelines & terminals.
Downstream
Benchmarking for marine tank terminals, gas transmission systems, underground gas storage and LNG regasification terminals.
Gas Transmission Systems
The world’s largest national and regional gas transmission system operator-led benchmark.
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Gas Distribution
Europe's only benchmark focusing specifically on gas distribution operators.
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Energy Transition & Other services
Achieve your performance goals through the power of benchmarking.
Energy Transition
Equip your team with the knowledge they need to drive a successful energy transition.
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Workforce Optimisation
Headcount metrics thought the industry-leading Juran Staffing Index©.
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Customised Benchmarks
Sometimes you need answers to specific questions. What if you could get them from your industry peers?
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OPEX & Workforce Forecasts
Leverage our benchmarking databases to take the guesswork out of your new project forecasting.
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M&A Due Diligence
Make evidence-based decisions through the power of performance benchmarking data.
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Benchmarking Training
Give your people the skills they need to ensure your benchmarking is a successful investment.
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Upstream
Benchmarking for production assets including offshore, onshore and unconventionals.
Midstream
Benchmarking for oil separation plants, natural gas processing, LNG liquefaction plants, gas pipelines and liquids pipelines & terminals.
Downstream
Benchmarking for marine tank terminals, gas transmission systems, underground gas storage and LNG regasification terminals.
Energy Transition & Other services
Achieve your performance goals through the power of benchmarking.
Onshore Production
Close the gap to performance sustainability.
Offshore Production
Focus on the one thing you can control: your operational performance.
Unconventionals
Worldwide shale production.
Separation Plants (GOSPs)
Gas/Oil separation plants & wet-crude-handling facilities.
Gas Processing Plants
Natural Gas Processing & NGL.
LNG Liquefaction Plants
Over 75% of world-wide LNG capacity benchmarked.
Gas Pipelines
Gas gathering, gas transportation, subsea, and inter-state pipelines.
Liquid Pipelines & Terminals
Crude Oil and Refined Products.
Gas Transmission Systems
The world’s largest national and regional gas transmission system operator-led benchmark.
LNG Regasification Terminals
The world’s only LNG receiving terminal benchmark.
Marine Tank Terminals
The Global Marine Tank Terminals Benchmark.
Underground Gas Storage
The world’s only underground gas storage benchmark.
Gas Distribution
Europe's only benchmark focusing specifically on gas distribution operators.
Energy Transition
Equip your team with the knowledge they need to drive a successful energy transition.
Workforce Optimisation
Headcount metrics thought the industry-leading Juran Staffing Index©.
Customised Benchmarks
Sometimes you need answers to specific questions. What if you could get them from your industry peers?
Value Chain Benchmarking
A single benchmark, from wellhead to customer.
OPEX & Workforce Forecasts
Leverage our benchmarking databases to take the guesswork out of your new project forecasting.
M&A Due Diligence
Make evidence-based decisions through the power of performance benchmarking data.
Benchmarking Training
Give your people the skills they need to ensure your benchmarking is a successful investment.