VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian oil and gas company OMV said on Monday it is receiving roughly 70% less natural gas than it ordered after the biggest pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany began annual maintenance, reducing flows to Europe.
A spokesman for OMV confirmed a figure first reported by Austrian news agency APA. Austria relies heavily on Russia for gas, obtaining about 80% of its supply from that one country. Russian deliveries have recently been between roughly half and 60% of agreed volumes.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy, Editing by Louise Heavens)
