On November 15, the first interstate standard for underground gas storage facilities, GOST 35399-2026, entered into force in Russia, RBC reports. The document was developed by Gazprom Institute VNIIGAZ and adopted with the support of special agencies in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The standard regulates design documentation for the construction and reconstruction of gas storage facilities in porous reservoirs, but does not affect objects in rock salt deposits and mine works.