MOL: Croatian pipeline to deliver Russian oil to Hungary too expensive

Croatian pipeline operator Janaf is overcharging for deliveries of crude to Hungary, oil and gas company MOL said on Tuesday.

Janaf’s transit fees are triple those charged by the operator of the Transalpine Pipeline that brings seaborne crude from Trieste to refineries in Central Europe, MOL said. Janaf’s fees are more than 50pc higher than those for the stretch of the Druzhba pipeline that passes through Ukraine, and Janaf does not face the challenges posed by war, it added.

MOL noted that the transport costs for tanker delivery of crude to the Croatian port of Omisalj add another USD 20-25/tonne.

Janaf abusing its market position

Without any contract with Janaf, MOL said it continues to work to reach an agreement, but Janaf is “clearly abusing its market position” by not following industry pricing practices and failing to take into account the additional cost of seaborne deliveries.

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  2. Why do I feel no sympathy for MOL and Orban, but I do for the Hungarians? Because it’s always the same pattern: blaming others for one’s own bad decisions. I’d just like to point out that Hungary wouldn’t act any differently if it were in Croatia’s shoes. History has repeatedly demonstrated this.

    If Hungary had cultivated better relationships with its neighbors in the past and hadn’t constantly made demands of them, it wouldn’t have found itself in this difficult situation. But Orban believed that it held all the cards forever. Unfortunately, this was yet another complete miscalculation, almost comparable to Russia’s assessment of Ukraine’s military resilience before the war began. Now, scapegoats are needed: the EU, Western Europe, Germany, and Ukraine, but of course, not the USA — at least not yet!

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