Half of UK's gas storage could be 'shut down'

THE UK's largest natural gas storage facility will be “shut down” without government support, its operator has said.

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British Gas owner Centrica said it remains in talks over government cooperation to expand and revamp its Rough facility off the coast of Yorkshire. But it stopped filling it last month amid concerns over its financial viability.

The company usually starts injecting fuel into the site by spring, but it had not done so by mid-April, according to reports.