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by legulere 1109 days ago
Only if you don't use suitable materials:

> Steel with an ultimate tensile strength of less than 1000 MPa (~145,000 psi) or hardness of less than HRC 32 on the Hardness Rockwell Scale is not generally considered susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_embrittlement

Gas storage facilities also generally use geological structures which are not susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement either:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_storage#Types