Slovakia considering options to become direct buyer of Russian oil
May 15 (Reuters) - Slovakia is considering options to become a direct buyer of Russian oil, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday. Purchases are currently done by Hungarian oil and gas group MOL MOLB.BU, which is the operator of Slovak refinery Slovnaft. An option could be for Slovak state pipeline operator Transpetrol becoming the buyer, Fico said. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet in Prague) ((jason.hovet@thomsonreuters.com;))
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