Gazprom to send 50% less gas to Italy

By Zeynep Beyza Kilic

ANKARA (AA) - Russian energy company Gazprom will only supply 50% of the gas imports that Italy has requested, Italian oil and gas company Eni said on Friday.

Eni had requested approximately 63 million cubic meters (about 2.2 billion cubic feet) of gas daily from the Russian supplier, the company said.

Gazprom said it would only supply half the requested amount.

Also, French network operator GRTgaz said it had not received gas from Russia via pipeline since June 15.

"Since June 15, GRTgaz has noted a halt in the physical flow between France and Germany," said the French operator.