The Russian gas has reached, at last, Austria. The representative of Austrian oil and gas concern OMV has officially informed on it today in Rome. Scopes of supply make 100 % of that were carried out prior to the beginning almost fortnight blockade of transit from Ukraine.
To Austria the Russian gas acts from Slovakia which delivers it also to Czechia. Transit was reinstated after 21:00 Moscow time after in the morning the Russian gas began to act to Slovakia through territory of Ukraine, the representative of Slovak gas company Ljubomir Tuhsher has informed. Republic after the termination by Ukraine of transit of gas also a vein two weeks without the Russian fuel.
Now the primary goal consists in stabilising and enlarging power supply in intermediate term and long-term prospect, has declared, making comments on the transit beginning, the Minister of Economics of Austria Rajnhold Mitterlener. "We namereny to dilate capacity of reserve gasholders and to continue searches of alternative suppliers and delivery routes".
About that the gas crisis which has delivered Europe in the face of serious difficulties, is allowed, has informed today and Silvio Berlusconi in the special application which text has been extended in the Italian capital. The Prime minister of Italy has noted the big role which its government and leading national oil and gas company ENI have played in the crisis permission.
"The strong friendship and mutual respect which bind me to Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, have allowed past Thursday when in crisis there was the most difficult moment without visible ways for an exit, to offer the tehniko-commercial decision, capable to settle a situation".
