Tiny Singapore is becoming one of the largest chemical and energy hubs in Asia — but it has a storage problem. With little space above ground, it has had to build massive storage facilities in deep caverns to house its $300 billion petro industry.
Now engineers have not only created an impressive underground industrial operation, they're toying with the possibility of building below-ground spaces for people, including a "science city" that could house more than 4,000 researchers.
Why Singapore is Putting Its Oil Back Into The Ground
With little free space above ground, Singapore is using vast caverns to house its $300 billion chemicals and oil industry.
Jun 17, 2015