The Russian shareholders of Serbian oil company NIS have submitted a formal request to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to extend the company’s operating license. The request comes amid ongoing talks with a third party that could take over management and control of NIS. Serbian Minister of Mining […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Hungary has secured an exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil and gas, following a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington. The waiver allows Hungary to continue importing Russian crude and natural gas via the TurkStream pipeline and the Druzhba oil network, despite the broader sanctions
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U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally requested an exemption from the newly imposed U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector. However, Washington rejected the request, reaffirming that the restrictions would apply universally, without exceptions. Trump explained that the decision was based on both economic and national security considerations, emphasizing
According to diplomatic sources quoted by Serbian media, the United States sees only two possible solutions to the issue surrounding Serbian oil company NIS, which remains under U.S. sanctions because of its Russian ownership. The first option would involve selling the Russian-held shares to a company with no ties to Russia, while the second would
US sanctions imposed on Serbia’s oil company NIS, due to its Russian ownership, have blocked a crude oil shipment that was expected to provide temporary relief for the country’s only refinery in Pančevo. Without new supplies, the facility may be forced to halt operations within days. President Aleksandar Vučić previously warned that the refinery—which produces
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that he expects to receive concrete information by the end of this week or early next week regarding the situation of the oil company NIS, which has come under US sanctions due to its Russian ownership structure. Vučić said that Serbia is currently holding talks with Russian, American, and European
Russian oil company Lukoil is expected to sell its Romanian refinery, Petrotel, before the November deadline set under the latest US sanctions targeting Russian energy firms. Romania’s State Secretary for Energy, Cristian Busoi, confirmed that the government anticipates Lukoil’s complete withdrawal from the local market. The Petrotel refinery, located in Ploiești, has a processing capacity
Serbian media report that the issue surrounding oil company NIS, caused by U.S. sanctions, is expected to be resolved by the end of the year. The most likely solution under consideration is for the Serbian state to acquire part of the 11.3% stake currently owned by the company Intelligence, a subsidiary of Gazprom. Currently, Russian
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has reportedly proposed to a visiting Russian delegation that Serbia could temporarily assume part of Russia’s ownership stake in the oil company NIS. According to local media, the idea is that once international conditions stabilize, the shares would be returned to Russian control. However, unofficial sources suggest that Moscow is not
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Fuel retailers in Serbia have significantly increased petroleum product imports to counter the effects of sanctions on the national oil company NIS. Tomislav Micovic, Secretary General of the Association of Oil Companies of Serbia, stated that companies had prepared in advance to secure supplies and maintain stability in the domestic fuel market. He noted that
