economy
January 11, 2026
МОЛ и Руси се углавном договорили око НИС-а
Професор Машинског факултета Милош Бањац изјавио је јуче да сматра да су се МОЛ, који је потенцијални купац руског удела у „Нафтној индустрији Србије” (НИС), и руска страна готово већ договорили око продаје НИС-а и да је остало да се заврше преговори око цене.
TL;DR
- MOL and the Russian side are reportedly close to an agreement on the sale of NIS, with price being the main outstanding issue.
- A special license from the US Treasury allows NIS to conduct operational activities until January 23, 2026.
- NIS has arranged for the import of crude oil via the Janaf pipeline, signaling the imminent restart of the Pančevo refinery.
- The Pančevo refinery is expected to resume operations within about a week.
- MOL's total capacity is significantly larger than Serbia's annual oil consumption, but without the Pančevo refinery, it cannot fully meet demand.
- Jelica Putniković suggests that MOL processing 23 million tons of crude oil annually at the Pančevo refinery would make it a major European oil player.
- The article questions the benefit to Serbia if MOL were to sell 5% of NIS shares, considering the potential strategic value of a 'golden share'.
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