The outage due to maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline has had a huge impact on Austria’s gas supply. OMV speaks of 70 percent less natural gas than ordered.
OMV received about 70 percent less than nominated today, Monday, said OMV spokesman Andreas Rinofner at APA’s request. Most recently, as of mid-June, Gazprom had delivered about half the quantity ordered.
According to the spokesperson, whether the gas storage tanks can still be filled despite the delivery discounts also depends on the respective daily consumption and the additional purchases on the spot market. The quantities actually delivered and how many of them have been stored will not be known until a day or two later.
Current offer in Austria assured
The interruption in supply also means less natural gas from Russia for Austria. According to the regulator E-Control, less gas can be stored, but the current supply is assured. Austria receives most of its gas supply through Ukraine, not through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
Source: Krone
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