Gazprom told the Italian oil and gas group Eni that it would not be able to supply gas to Italy from October 1 due to the “impossibility of transporting it” through Austria.
After seven months of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine , Gazprom has cut off gas supplies to Italy via Austria.
This is stated in the message of the Russian “Gazprom” .
Gazprom told the Italian oil and gas group Eni that it would not be able to supply gas to Italy from October 1 due to the “impossibility of transporting it” through Austria.
Gazprom said that this decision was due to changes in Austrian legislation.
“Transportation of Russian gas under the contracts of Gazprom Export LLC through the territory of Austria has been suspended due to the refusal of the Austrian operator to confirm the transport nominations,” Gazprom said in a statement.
Gas situation:
On August 31, Gazprom suspended gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream 1. The company said that oil leaks were found on parts of the pipeline compressor and the equipment had to be shut down until the leak was fixed.
In turn, Siemens Energy, which usually maintains the Nord Stream 1 turbines, said that such a leak should not stop the operation of the pipeline.
On September 2, the Russian gas company Gazprom announced a complete halt to gas transportation through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for an indefinite period. On September 3, the White House reacted to the complete shutdown of Nord Stream .
Against the backdrop of the ongoing shutdown of the Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline, the spot price of gas in Europe on the morning of September 5 jumped by 30% to almost $2,900 per thousand cubic meters.
On September 6, French President Emmanuel Macron supported the options proposed by the European Commission to limit the price of Russian gas .
On September 14, 2022, the EU responded to Putin’s gas blackmail .
On September 26, information appeared about gas leaks at Nord Stream . On September 27, it became known about explosions in the area of the leak.
On September 28, 2022, the EU countries demanded to immediately limit the price of gas.
(C)UNIAN 2022