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One year ago, on 15 November 2021, the fuel price freeze came into force in Hungary, with which the Orbán government limited the price of non-premium 95 petrol and non-premium diesel to 480 forints per litre.

From 21 November 2022, MOL will stop supplying fuel to many service stations. This will affect 258 partners and 4-5000 service stations, and who knows how many users?!

“MOL has informed its 258 partners – these companies operate around 4,500 petrol stations – that it will not be able to supply them with gas oil or petrol for the 47th week starting 21 November, and therefore fuel shortages are expected at these locations. According to MOL, in November they started to replenish strategic stocks released in the summer, and also reduced deliveries on the Friendship oil pipeline after an artillery hit on a transformer station responsible for the power supply. In addition, although the scheduled major shutdown at the Danube Refinery was completed, the restart of the refinery required additional maintenance. MOL is reviewing the amount of fuel it supplies to its contracted partners on a weekly basis, and it is not yet known how long the restriction will last.

Unfortunately, the issue of a safe supply of fuel has been a long-standing one. We are also drifting and doing what we can to ensure the supply. We have contracts with several wells and our own 9,000 litre fuel well on our premises!