MOSCOW, Aug 12 - RIA Novosti/Prime. The main interest of OMV in participating in the project "Northern stream-2" is to strive to provide the supply of gas from Russia to Austria in the event of termination of transit through Ukraine after 2019, said the head of OMV Seele in the course of a telephone conference.

earlier "Gazprom" has declared its intention not to extend the contract with Ukraine on gas transit through its territory to Europe after 2019. To do this, the Company is currently planning the construction of a gas pipeline under the Black sea - " Turkish stream ". In June an agreement was reached with several European partners on the implementation of the construction of the pipeline "Nord stream-2" through the Baltic sea.

at the end of June the head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller said that Gazprom will never sign a Treaty with Ukraine on the transit pumping gas after 2019 at a disadvantage For the organization conditions, but will hold proper conversations with Ukrainian partners, because there is a proper order of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

"We would like to use the business relationships that We have built (with "Gazprom" - ed.). For this reason, We would also like to cooperate in investment in export gas pipeline "Nord stream-2" - ed.), " said Seele.

"The primary strategic interests of OMV is that the gas that will come on the German coast, get to our Central hub in Baumgarten, because the volumes of gas transit through Ukraine are reduced, and when Gazprom may not extend the contract on gas transit through Ukraine in the same volumes as before, we need to be confident that a fresh supply routes from Russia comes to Austria," he added.

in June, Gazprom, E. On, Shell and OMV signed a statement of intent, which predusmatrivaet joint construction of the 2 branches of the gas pipeline "Nord stream-2" with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the coast of Russia across the Baltic sea to the German coast.

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