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Kurz signs gas deals with Putin in St Petersburg
By EUobserver
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday welcomed Austria's support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. Meeting Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz in St Petersburg - their fourth meeting this year - a deal to extend long-term contracts of gas supplies to Austria by 2040 was signed. Austrian oil giant OMV recently signed a deal to take part in development of the Urengoy oil and gas condensate field, Tass reported.