Gas
We cover every aspect of the gas value chain to provide reliable, affordable energy for our customers and help secure Europe’s energy future.
At OMV, we offer comprehensive gas solutions built on long-term partnerships, strong market expertise, and a deep understanding of our customers’ needs. Our extensive experience in supply, sales, trading and logistics allows us to deliver reliable and efficient gas products, backed by exceptional support and service.
Natural gas plays a central role in Europe’s energy mix. It can contribute to energy security and support the integration of renewable energy sources across a range of energy scenarios.
We remain committed to providing our customers with a reliable energy supply while contributing to a more flexible European energy system. To achieve this, we continuously expand and diversify our energy portfolio.
Erich Holzer
VP Gas at OMV Energy
Our gas strategy
Natural gas can play an important role in the further development of the European energy system and, consequently, the European economy. Through a reliable and diversified supply portfolio, we aim to further strengthen our position as a key gas supplier in our core European markets.
Our priorities are to:
- Diversify gas sources, transport routes and contract lengths
- Introduce additional equity gas volumes from Norway and Romania into the European grid
- Optimize LNG asset positions and strengthen long-term partnerships
- Maintain a strong market position in Austria and grow our presence in Germany and the Netherlands
- Support customers in Romania and Turkey through our regional networks
- Optimize supply, transport, and storage, and use our asset base to manage market volatility
- Support Europe’s energy security through reliable gas storage operations
Our experience
With about 70 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, we’re a trusted partner to businesses and communities across Europe. We serve customers in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands through our strong presence in Europe’s major gas hubs, offering flexible supply and trading solutions backed by deep market expertise and dependable service.
Our diversified portfolio contributes to a secure and reliable energy supply. Long-term contracts with international gas producers, transportation companies, and storage operators, together with our own gas reserves and capacities at the LNG terminal in Rotterdam, provide an important foundation for this.
About gas
Forecasts from various market analyses suggest that natural gas will play an increasingly important role in the European energy mix in the future. As production decreases in Europe, our supply strategy focuses on diversification and increasing imports, both by pipeline and from LNG. Natural gas is composed of over 97% methane. The remaining 3% is mostly made up of ethane, higher value hydrocarbons, and nitrogen.
Natural gas is a primary energy source, meaning that the energy can be used directly in its natural form.
But gas is more.
Biogas and biomethane
Biogas is a combustible mixed gas composed primarily of methane. It is produced by fermentation of biomass, such as biowaste, manure, and other agricultural residues. Through processing and refining biogas, biomethane can be produced, which has a higher methane content – while pure biogas typically contains between 40 and 75% methane, biomethane contains at least 96% methane. This gives it the same chemical properties as conventional natural gas, allowing it to be injected and stored in the gas grid in any quantity.
Synthetic gas
Synthetic gas, consisting of hydrogen (H2) and CO2, is produced using power-to-gas technology. To produce it, excess renewable electricity is sent through the grid to a plant, where water is split into oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis. The hydrogen is then converted to synthetic gas by methanation. CO2 is sourced from local facilities, such as wastewater treatment plants. The resulting synthetic gas can be transported in the gas network, stored long-term in gas storage facilities, and used like conventional natural gas or renewable biogas.
From the wellhead to the customer
We are active across the entire value chain.
- Our supply portfolio covers equity gas, short-, mid- and long-term contracts with reliable partners, and LNG
- We hold regasification capacity of 3bn cubic meters per year at the LNG Terminal Gate near Rotterdam. Our team trades LNG on the spot market and builds our portfolio through long-term supply partnerships
- Our experienced logistics team ensures that gas is available when and where it is needed, providing the flexibility to respond to market, climate, and geopolitical changes
- Our portfolio management team gathers all necessary information to optimize our assets and secure our gas supply. They also forecast customer demand and align it with our portfolio
- We operate natural gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany
- We offer flexible products and services solutions designed to meet our customers’ needs. This forms the basis for long-term customer relationships
- Our trading team deals in natural gas, transport capacities, storage capacities, and CO2 certificates. As one of the most experienced companies in this complex market, we offer custom solutions, expert insights, and effective risk management support.