Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09VIENNA4
2009-01-02 15:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
OMV SAYS GAS SUPPLY TO AUSTRIA NOT AT RISK DESPITE
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UNCLAS VIENNA 000004
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG PGOV EPET AU
SUBJECT: OMV SAYS GAS SUPPLY TO AUSTRIA NOT AT RISK DESPITE
RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN DISPUTE
UNCLAS VIENNA 000004
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG PGOV EPET AU
SUBJECT: OMV SAYS GAS SUPPLY TO AUSTRIA NOT AT RISK DESPITE
RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN DISPUTE
1. According to an Embassy contact in the International Gas
department of OMV, Austria's major oil and gas company, there are
currently no/no signs that the natural gas flow from Russia to the
Austrian gas station in Baumgarten has been reduced due to the
Ukrainian-Russian gas dispute. (The Baumgarten facility serves as a
hub for approximately 30 percent of Russian gas shipped to Western
Europe.) The contact added, however, that a detailed assessment
could be made only after the weekend. OMV is carefully monitoring
the gas flow, and is in regular contact with Gazprom, our contact
said. OMV does not expect problems as the transit gas pipelines in
Ukraine are separate from those for domestic consumption. Our
contact noted further that OMV would be able to quickly tap its gas
storage facilities in the event of a reduction in the flow of gas
transiting Ukraine. OMV issued a press release January 1 offering a
similar analysis.
Background
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2. OMV's subsidiary, EconGas, runs Austria's largest gas storage
facility, where 1.7 bcm are stored at the moment (maximum capacity
is 2.2 bcm). This amount is sufficient to supply Austria with
natural gas for three months. The second biggest storage facility
in Austria is at Haidach, a joint venture involving Gazprom,
Austria's RAG and Germany's Wingas. Haidach is currently storing
0.8 bcm and has a capacity of 2.4 bcm.
3. Austria consumes 8-9 bcm of natural gas per year. According to
OMV, 51 percent of this amount came from Russia in 2008 (down 13
percent from 2007),31 percent from Norway and Germany (up 14
percent from 2007),and 18 percent from domestic production (down 1
percent from 2007).
GIRARD-DICARLO
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG PGOV EPET AU
SUBJECT: OMV SAYS GAS SUPPLY TO AUSTRIA NOT AT RISK DESPITE
RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN DISPUTE
1. According to an Embassy contact in the International Gas
department of OMV, Austria's major oil and gas company, there are
currently no/no signs that the natural gas flow from Russia to the
Austrian gas station in Baumgarten has been reduced due to the
Ukrainian-Russian gas dispute. (The Baumgarten facility serves as a
hub for approximately 30 percent of Russian gas shipped to Western
Europe.) The contact added, however, that a detailed assessment
could be made only after the weekend. OMV is carefully monitoring
the gas flow, and is in regular contact with Gazprom, our contact
said. OMV does not expect problems as the transit gas pipelines in
Ukraine are separate from those for domestic consumption. Our
contact noted further that OMV would be able to quickly tap its gas
storage facilities in the event of a reduction in the flow of gas
transiting Ukraine. OMV issued a press release January 1 offering a
similar analysis.
Background
--------------
2. OMV's subsidiary, EconGas, runs Austria's largest gas storage
facility, where 1.7 bcm are stored at the moment (maximum capacity
is 2.2 bcm). This amount is sufficient to supply Austria with
natural gas for three months. The second biggest storage facility
in Austria is at Haidach, a joint venture involving Gazprom,
Austria's RAG and Germany's Wingas. Haidach is currently storing
0.8 bcm and has a capacity of 2.4 bcm.
3. Austria consumes 8-9 bcm of natural gas per year. According to
OMV, 51 percent of this amount came from Russia in 2008 (down 13
percent from 2007),31 percent from Norway and Germany (up 14
percent from 2007),and 18 percent from domestic production (down 1
percent from 2007).
GIRARD-DICARLO