Similar to several domestic gas station networks, Mol also maintains the refueling limit in order to ensure the country's uninterrupted energy supply even in the current market situation.
In the current fuel market situation, responsible consumer behavior is necessary in order to ensure that everyone gets enough fuel, Mol emphasizes in its statement delivered to MTI on Tuesday.
They recall that demand at domestic filling stations has increased significantly in recent months: traffic in the entire market has increased by 20 percent, and in the Mol network by 50 percent. In the meantime, the company faced several difficult circumstances on the supply side:
foreign imports have fallen, several refineries in the region are temporarily operating with reduced capacity, and crude oil transportation on the Barátság pipeline has also been suspended for a few days.
Nevertheless, if everyone fills up only as much as they need, there will be enough fuel in the country, they underlined. In accordance with Mol's previous recommendation, it continues to ask its customers to refuel at a maximum of 50 liters per day, thereby helping the country's uninterrupted fuel supply. Pursuant to the government decree, Mol informs the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV), which is entitled to investigate possible abuses, of refuelings paid at the official price - HUF 480/liter.
Previously, 30 percent of the fuel sold at domestic wells came from imports, but fuel imports have decreased significantly in the recent period, while summer tourism and agricultural work significantly increase the turnover of the wells.
In addition, accidents in the region, shutdowns of oil refineries in Schwechat in Austria and Litvinov in the Czech Republic, as well as mandatory maintenance of the Dunai Finomító in Százhalombatta also cause product losses.
Crude oil transportation on the Barátság pipeline has been suspended for a few days, because as far as we know, technical problems arose on the bank side in connection with the payment of the transit fee for the Russian side.
This situation does not directly cause a supply problem at the moment, Mol has enough reserves for several weeks. The company is constantly working on restarting the delivery and has also put a solution proposal on the table, i.e. it has initiated negotiations about taking over the fee obligation, they said.
Source. mandiner.hu
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