US EditionHungary and Slovakia Strike a New Fuel Pipeline Deal to Steady Regional Supplies
The 127 km pipeline will transport 1.5 million tons of gasoline and diesel yearly to enhance supply flexibility amid disruptions to Russian oil flows, officials said.
- On Monday, Péter Szijjártó said from Brussels that he and Denisa Sakova signed a pipeline agreement linking Bratislava and Százhalombatta.
- After disruptions to Druzhba since late January, Ukraine said a Russian drone strike damaged pipeline infrastructure, while Hungary and Slovakia accused Ukraine of deliberately holding up crude.
- The planned link will run 127 kilometers and connect two Mol Group refineries, the Bratislava refinery and Százhalombatta refinery, with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year.
- Officials say the link will improve supply flexibility and work on linking the refineries should be completed by the first half of 2027, boosting Hungary's energy supply and diesel availability.
- Regionally, Hungary and Slovakia remain the only EU states still importing Russian oil, with Hungary blocking a €90-billion EU loan to Ukraine, and officials warn pipelines remain vulnerable to Russian attacks.
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Hungary, Slovakia agree to build new motor fuel pipeline
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Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to build a connection between their refineries that will allow 1.5 million tons of oil products to be displaced annually, with the intention of reducing their dependence on the pipeline that crosses Ukraine to continue receiving Russian oil. Slovakia’s Minister of Economy, Denisa Sakova, and Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjartó, signed on the eve in Brussels the agreement to build a 127-kilometre pipeline …
Bratislava and Budapest will build a pipeline for gasoline and diesel with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year
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