Mitterlehner: „Shortages in Russian Gas Supply Not Dangerous“

People ♦ Published: February 6, 2012; 00:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

For The Austrian Minister of Economics, Reinhold Mitterlehner, the sudden cut in Russian natural gas supply is “no dangerous scenario”.

Mitterlehner: „Shortages in Russian Gas Supply Not Dangerous“ / Picture: © Wikipedia / Manfred Werner / Tsui

Russian natural gas deliveries are down by one third. The Austrian Minister of Economics refers to large storage capacities. At two gas hubs in Northern Austria, supply is 25% to 33% below the usual level. Mitterlehner: “For Austrians, there is no need to worry. We have large storage capacities.”

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