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Breaking: Gas Pipe Explosion in Austria

posted by janrinok on Tuesday December 12 2017, @03:50PM   
from the too-big-to-fail dept.

pkrasimirov writes:

Explosion in Baumgarten (Austria) gas transit plant, russian gas delivery halted for Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Italy declares energy crisis. Gas price in Europe jumps ~20%. Crude oil futures rise too.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMyiQtm56co (far away video)
* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/12/least-one-killed-18-injured-explosion-austrian-gas-plant/
* https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/891284/Austria-gas-plant-blast-Europe-energy-crisis-fuel-shortages-Italy-state-emergency
* https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-12/u-k-gas-surges-after-explosion-in-austria-tightens-supply

UPDATE from: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42321217

Police have cordoned off the area. Some victims suffering burns have been airlifted out by helicopter, Austrian ORF news reports.

One unconfirmed report spoke of 60 hurt.

"I heard a huge explosion and thought at first it was a plane crash," photographer Thomas Hulik, who lives in a nearby village in Slovakia, told AFP news agency. "Then I saw an immense ball of flame."

Gas Connect said the incident should have no effect on gas deliveries to Austria but those to Italy and Croatia might be reduced.

Meanwhile, Russia's Gazprom Export said it was working to redirect gas flows.

It said it was "doing everything possible to secure uninterrupted gas supplies" to customers in the region.

Spot prices rose sharply across Europe after the incident.

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• Gas important in winter time Gas important in winter time (Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Tuesday December 12 2017, @04:41PM (6 children)

  by DannyB (5839) on Tuesday December 12 2017, @04:41PM (#608782) Journal

  Getting those pipelines passing gas again is important especially in winter time.

  I hope people hurt in the explosion will recover.

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• passing gas? passing gas? (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 12 2017, @06:00PM (4 children)

  by Runaway1956 (2926) on Tuesday December 12 2017, @06:00PM (#608822) Journal

  We should send a shipload of Navy beans to Austria?

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  • Re:passing gas? Re:passing gas? (Score: 2) by Geezer on Tuesday December 12 2017, @06:03PM (2 children)

    by Geezer (511) on Tuesday December 12 2017, @06:03PM (#608825)

    Doesn't the Austrian Navy have it's own beans?

    Oh, wait...

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    • Re:passing gas? (Score: 2) by fritsd on Tuesday December 12 2017, @07:13PM

      by fritsd (4586) on Tuesday December 12 2017, @07:13PM (#608867) Journal

      No, they eat Edelweisszszes.

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    • Re:passing gas? (Score: 0, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 12 2017, @07:18PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 12 2017, @07:18PM (#608872)

      Doesn't the Austrian Navy have it's own beans?

      Yes, it is.

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    Re:passing gas? (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 12 2017, @06:16PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 12 2017, @06:16PM (#608834)

    What will Austria do with a bunch of waterlogged Mexicans?

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• Re:Gas important in winter time (Score: 3, Funny) by driverless on Wednesday December 13 2017, @01:21AM

  by driverless (4770) on Wednesday December 13 2017, @01:21AM (#609044)

  Couldn't we just ship the Russian pickled cucumbers to Germany or France instead and source our gas from there?

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