Russian gas flows to Austria were suspended for a second day on Sunday because of a pricing dispute, but other buyers in Europe stepped in to snap up unsold volumes, companies and sources said and data showed.

In a dramatic escalation of Europes energy woes, Russia abruptly halted gas supplies to Austria on Saturday over a contentious payment dispute involving Austrias largest energy firm, OMV, and Russian state-owned

VIENNA — Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies to Austria’s OMV utility early Saturday, Austria’s chancellor said, adding that his country’s underground gas storage was full and that it had alternative, non-Russia supplies.