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Hungary’s gas reserves above EU expectations
Under EU regulations, gas reserves must be filled up to 90 % of full capacity by November 1. Hungary is already at 78%.
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Energy Minister: Gas storage levels are high in Hungary
Gas storage levels are high across Europe, including in Hungary, thanks to a mild winter.
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MEKH: Hungary’s gas storage facilities are over 70% full
On Sept. 19, gas storage facilities were 70.11% full and the total volume of gas stored reached 4.44 billion cubic meters.
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FM: Gas deliveries to Hungary unimpeded
Minister Szijjártó said some 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas arrive in Hungary via Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia every year, which was a “significant” portion of the country’s annual consumption.
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Gas supplies through Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia to Hungary are undisturbed
“For the time being, the operation of the transit route seems to be undisturbed but we will closely monitor the situation and keep in touch with our Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian counterparts,” the foreign minister said.
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FM: Gas supply should not be political-ideological issue
Hungary concluded a deal with Russia’s Gazprom that ensures gas supplies to the country from the west and the south.
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FM: Ukraine's EC move is a “serious attack on Hungary’s sovereignty”
The foreign minister said Hungary’s gas supplies must be secured by its government and “it is nobody else’s business how we do that”.
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Trade agreement signed for Hungary to purchase 4.2 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia’s Gazprom
The foreign minister said Hungary was buying 2 billion cubic meters of gas to fill storage facilities this summer and transports had already started.
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Hungary could strike gas deal with Qatar
The Foreign Minister has highlighted that Hungary will be able to purchase Liquefied Natural Gas from Qatar, following the completion of Croatia’s LNG terminal in January 2021.
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Hungary reaches gas agreement with Russia
The Foreign Minister said the two countries had identified several joint projects that Russian and Hungarian companies would be able to carry out together in third markets.
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Foreign Minister holds talks with Russia to secure Hungary's gas supplies
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, held talks with Nikolay Fyodorov, the first deputy chairman of the Federal Council, the upper house of Russian parliament, in Budapest.
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FM: Hungary’s gas supplies are already secured for 2020
The Foreign Minister has said that Hungary’s gas supplies are already secured for 2020 even if a new Russian-Ukrainian agreement falls through.