Hungary's largest oil and gas company MOL and Slovakian oil refining company Slovnaft said they paid for the transit of Russian oil through Ukraine, at that its recovery expected in the coming days.
This was reported by the Reuters publication with reference to the companies' announcements, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
In particular, it is noted that MOL and Slovnaft have already transferred the fee for oil transit through the territory of Ukraine, while the Ukrainian side has undertaken to resume oil transit within a few days.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Transneft company (Russia) announces the suspension of oil transit through the territory of Ukraine on August 4.
In particular, Transneft was unable to pay for transit services due to European Union sanctions, while Ukrtransnafta provides oil transit services on the terms of 100% prepayment.
In 2021, compared to 2020, oil transit through Ukraine decreased by 3.2% to 12.7 million tons.
The total length of main oil pipelines of the Ukrtransnafta system is 4,767 km, the number of oil pumping stations is 51.
The oil transportation system includes 11 tank parks with a total volume of 1,083 cubic meters.
100% of Ukrtransnafta belongs to the Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint-stock company.
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