The platform is deployed and positioned in the centre Europe A memo showed that OMV said that Gazprom had notified it that it would reduce natural gas deliveries to it to zero as of 0500 GMT on November 16.
OMV Oil and Gas warned yesterday, Thursday, that supplies… Russian gas The company is threatened with closure before the end of the year due to an arbitration case filed against Gazprom.
Austria is one of the few European countries that still depends on Russian gas after many countries on the continent reduced their gas imports following the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022.
The volume of natural gas affected by the decision amounts to 7,400 megawatt-hours, which is equivalent to approximately five terawatt-hours per month.
Gazprom declined to comment.
An agreement between Moscow and Kiev regarding the transit of Russian gas exports from Ukraine to Europe expires at the end of this year in any case.
Kyiv has repeatedly said that it will not extend the contract with Gazprom.
OMV said it had been preparing for some time for the eventual disruption of Russian gas supplies and that it could still deliver gas to its customers. It ensured the ability to transport gas from Germany and Italy to AustriaIn addition to signing long-term contracts with other gas suppliers. It can also obtain liquefied natural gas from the Netherlands.
European Union Energy Commissioner Cadri Simpson told Reuters that all bloc countries that receive gas through Ukraine have access to other sources of supply that may fill the gap. Her statement came on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (cup29) in Azerbaijan.
“We have been very clear that alternative supplies are available and there is no need to continue transporting Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe,” Simpson added.
