China News Service, October 3. According to Agence France-Presse, Italian energy giant Eni said that Gazprom (Gazprom) told the company that it had suspended the delivery of natural gas to it due to "transportation problems" on the Austrian side. .
Gazprom said in a statement later in the day that Gazprom shipments through Austria had been suspended due to issues such as the refusal of Austrian operators to confirm the amount of gas to be transported.
The company added that the issue was related to a regulatory change in Austria at the end of September.
"Gazprom is working hard with Italian buyers to solve the problem."
In Austria, regulator E-Control said "all market participants had known for several months" that the new rules would come into effect on October 1.
The agency also said the issue was related to the "details of the contract" for the delivery of natural gas to Italy, and it hoped that "all countries will comply and take the necessary measures to fulfil their obligations".
Before the escalation in Ukraine, Russian gas accounted for about 45% of Italy's total gas imports, the report said.