Transit of Russian gas to the EU via Ukraine may be halved if Gazprom ceases supplying gas for transport to Austria, citing a source familiar with the transit operations system. Why transit might decrease Last week, Central Europe’s largest Austrian company, OMV, reported that another European energy company might stop payments to Gazprom due to a court ruling. If the court’s decision is enforced in Austria, it will make payments to Gazprom for gas impossible, according to OMV. Consequently, this would lead to a cessation of supplies. OMV did not disclose details of the court ruling or the inv…