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Hungary Taps Strategic Oil Reserves After Druzhba Pipeline Halt

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Hungary is releasing oil from its strategic petroleum reserves to ensure supply after Russian crude flows via the Druzhba pipeline stopped at the end of last month. The Hungarian government will release 250,000 tons of crude oil from the country’s strategic reserves, with domestic oil company MOL having priority access to the commodity, according to a government decree published in the official gazette. At the end of January, Druzhba, the pipeli…

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The government of Budapest reported that "you'll be in circulation" about 1.8 million bars of lead from its strategic reserves, after a Russian attack on the Drjugba conduct in Ukraine on 27 January interrupted Russian oil shipments to Eastern Europe, transmits Reuters.

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As a result of a targeted Russian attack on January 27, technological and auxiliary equipment of the Druzhba oil pipeline suffered significant damage.

Hungary will release 250,000 tons of oil from its strategic reserves due to the suspension of supplies via the Druzhba pipeline. The Hungarian company MOL will have priority access to them. The MTI agency reports this, referring to a Thursday regulation by the Hungarian Ministry of Energy. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó warned on the X network that Budapest would block a 90 billion euro (2.2 trillion CZK) EU loan for Ukraine until th…

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The Budapest Times broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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