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From Russia with hub

Ambitious plans to turn Baumgarten into Europe's most liquid gas hub face many challenges, but if successful could radically change the continent's gas trading landscape. Roderick Bruce reports

The gas compressor station at Baumgarten on Austria's border with Slovakia is a vital point in the East-West natural gas supply corridor from Russia, which is now under scrutiny following the renewed supply crisis between Russia and Ukraine.

Approximately one third of all Russia's gas exports to Western Europe (around 43 billion cubic metres annually) travel through the station, which is owned by

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