Gasoline provide
Written by Rainer Ackermann
Hungary has acquired shares in Azerbaijan’s largest gasoline subject. International Commerce Minister Péter Szijjártó introduced this in Baku on Wednesday.
At a joint press convention together with his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, the minister spoke of a historic settlement between the 2 international locations. Azerbaijan will permit Hungary to realize a brand new degree of participation within the international vitality markets. “We’re buying shares within the largest pure gasoline manufacturing subject in Azerbaijan. The Shah Denis subject has an annual manufacturing quantity of just regarding 30 billion m3 a good portion of which flows to Europe by way of southern gasoline pipelines and Turkey.” Because of this participation, Hungary will obtain a totally new dimension in its safety of provide, “we’ll virtually have management over a good portion of our wants ourselves.” Which means the nation shall be far much less uncovered to cost fluctuations and uncertainties on the worldwide markets.
Dreigleisige Energiesicherheit
As is thought, Hungary has this 12 months for the primary time bought pure gasoline immediately from Azerbaijan on a trial foundation (within the reasonably symbolic supply amount of fifty million m3). Each side are prepared to accentuate these deliveries. Szijjártó additionally confirmed the institution of a three way partnership between Azerbaijan, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, which can arrange the long run transport of inexperienced vitality from the Caspian Sea area to the three EU international locations from July. Lastly, the dedication of the mineral oil firm MOL in Azerbaijan has reached a quantity of two billion {dollars}. The Hungarians are actually listed as No. 3 among the many enterprise companions of the biggest oil deposit within the South Caucasus. MOL can also be negotiating a framework settlement for LNG deliveries with SOCAR.
MVM shares 5% in Shah Denis
Later, Vitality Minister Csaba Lantos clarified that the state vitality holding MVM was buying a 5% stake within the Shah Denis gasoline subject, which is operated by a consortium led by BP. The companions had agreed on the precise distribution of manufacturing volumes till 2050. There are additionally alternatives to broaden the partnership to incorporate different gasoline fields which have but to be developed. That is the biggest funding within the historical past of the MVM Group. The state funds is not going to be burdened by this transaction.
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