Stanislav Mitrakhovich, a leading expert of the National Energy Security Foundation and the State Financial University, said that the Austrian company OMV is unlikely to give up Russian gas in the next few years. The newspaper quotes him as saying: “News”.
The expert emphasized that the early decision of the Austrian authorities to withdraw from Russian gas supply contracts does not mean that OMV will give up the fuel now.
“For now, I think that these words at the level of the Austrian Ministry of Energy are necessary to create the “correct” information background, that is, to ensure that the public in Europe does not perceive Austria as a country that wants to continue. Mitrakhovich said, “We are trading with Russia in the field of gas, but at the same time, we are a country in a hurry to exit trade with Russia.”
Before that RIA Novosti reportedIt was stated that the Austrian oil and gas company OMV stated that Russian gas is not subject to EU sanctions and that Austrian authorities should create a legal basis to reject it.
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