South Stream: No Pipelines to Austria

EnergyOil & Gas ♦ Published: December 12, 2012; 20:44 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria will not be connected to the Russian pipeline project. Neither OMV nor Gazprom make a comment.

South Stream: No Pipelines to Austria / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Initially, OMV and Gazprom signed a joint venture agreement. About 60 kilometers of the pipeline should be built in Austria, the energy group said. Now, Gazprom confirmed that Austria will not be connected to the pipeline.

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