European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Aug. 28 the bloc was seeking to fill its gas storage facilities and de-escalate a row between Ukraine and Russia in order to safeguard its own gas shipments from Russia in the 2014/15 winter.
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Reuters: Oettinger says EU seeks to secure winter gas supply in Ukraine crisis
EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger addresses a press conference following talks on energy security in Berlin, on May 30, 2014.
