<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Russia will resume gas deliveries to Italy after suspending them due to a transport problem in Austria, Russian energy giant Gazprom said in a statement Wednesday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Transportation of Russian gas through the territory of Austria is resuming," Gazprom said, adding that a "solution" was found with Italian buyers following regulatory changes in Austria.</div><div><br></div><div>Most Russian gas delivered to Italy passes via Ukraine through the Trans Austria Gas Pipeline (TAG), to Tarvisio in northern Italy on the border with Austria.</div><div>On Saturday, Gazprom suspended gas deliveries to Italy, blaming a transport problem in Austria.</div><div><br></div><div>The transportation of Russian gas through Austria had been suspended "due to the refusal of the Austrian operator to confirm the transport nominations", according to a statement by Gazprom.</div><div><br></div><div>"The reason is related to the regulatory changes that took place in Austria at the end of September," it added.</div><div><br></div><div>In Austria, regulatory authority E-Control said the new rules, which entered into force on Saturday, had been "known to all market actors for months".</div><div><br></div><div>It said it expected "all to conform and take the necessary measures to fulfil their obligations".</div><div><br></div><div>The problems were linked to "contractual details" linked to the transit of gas towards Italy, E-Control said on Twitter.</div><div><br></div><div>Before the conflict in Ukraine, Italy imported 95 percent of the gas it consumes -- about 45 percent of which came from Russia. AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>