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Bulgaria to get exemption from EU ban on Russian oil imports until end-2024
Bulgaria will receive as requested an exemption until end-2024 from a European Union embargo on imports of Russian crude oil, which is part of the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov said on Tuesday.
read more... 01/06/2022
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Croatia ready to increase Adriatic oil pipeline capacity
Croatia is ready to increase the capacity of the Adriatic oil pipeline to supply Hungary and Slovakia with crude in case of any disruptions to imports from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline, Hungary's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
read more... 01/06/2022
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EU leaders back partial ban on Russian oil imports into the bloc
After several weeks of drawn-out negotiations mostly stalled by Hungary, EU leaders on Monday (30 May) struck a political compromise to ban seaborne imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, but fell short of a full embargo.
read more... 31/05/2022
Hungary holds out for total Russian oil ban exemption as EU leaders meet
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said May 30 he wants a complete exemption from the European Union's plans to ban Russian oil imports as EU leaders gathered to discuss a new proposal to win the support of the landlocked member state.
read more... 31/05/2022
Poland could build second unit to receive LNG amid Czech, Slovak interest
Poland could build a second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) next to an already planned installation because the Czech Republic and Slovakia are interested in buying more liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Polish climate minister said.
read more... 31/05/2022