Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović stated that on Tuesday morning, after almost 100 days, the first quantities will be delivered through the Adriatic Pipeline (JANAF) OIL of 85.000 tons that will be delivered this week, the Ministry announced.
"Refinery in Pancevo it goes into operation around January 16, in any case before the end of the week, and we expect the first diesel to leave production and be on the market around January 26 and 27," she stated.
Pointing out that in the previous difficult period "the state managed to supply the market without problems, despite the difficulties", she reminded that now The oil industry of Serbia has an operational license to work.
"We expect that after these 85.000 tons, an additional 35.000 to 45.000 tons of oil will arrive during the next week, and that will ensure everything, except domestic crude oil, which currently has around 120.000 tons, that the refinery can continue working for a longer period of time, even after January 23," said Dubravka Đedović Handanović.
According to her, talks are ongoing between the Hungarian company MOL and Gazpromneft about the purchase and sale of Russian ownership in NIS and "those talks are going their way".
"We, of course, participate in them. Serbia is a strategic partner, this is a critical infrastructure located in our country and we have an interest in protecting the interests of our country above all, but also in possibly increasing our participation in the Oil Industry of Serbia. This is also being discussed," said Đedović Handanović.
The goal, as he points out, is for the operating license to be extended, but also American the office for foreign assets (OFAK) has certain requirements - to see the main bases of the contract, but to expect that the first negotiations between MOL and Gazpromneft will be completed and that they will contact the American administration.
They are expecting a visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade during the week Hungary Peter Sijart, and will discuss comprehensive cooperation as well as a possible international agreement between Serbia and Hungary.
Source: FoNet
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