GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Gas Processing Industry Outlook in Europe, North America, and FSU to 2025 – Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook with Details of All Operating and Planned Processing Plants’, says that as of September 2021, Europe had 95 active gas processing plants with a total gas processing capacity of 53,851 mmcfd. The region’s share in the global gas processing capacity is 8.8%.

Major active gas processing plants of Europe are Kollsnes (Norway), Karsto (Norway) and Nyhamna (Norway).

In Europe, as of September 2021, the Netherlands leads with an active gas processing capacity of 26,147 mmcfd. Emmapolder, Balgzand-HiCal and Balgzand-Nogat are the major active gas processing plants in the country. The United Kingdom ranks second with an active gas processing capacity of 12,256 mmcfd. SAGE, St Fergus II and St Fergus I are the major active gas processing plants in the country.

Norway is the third highest country with an active gas processing capacity of 11,420 mmcfd. Kollsnes, Karsto and Nyhamna are the three active gas processing plants in the country.