Hungary's MOL gets two week extension to complete talks over NIS

Nis ad Novi Sad

22/05/2026 18:54

BELGRADE, May 22 (Reuters) - Hungary's MOL MOLB.BU secured a two-week extension from the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to complete talks over the purchase of majority stake in Russian-owned oil firm NIS, Serbia's energy minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday.

The deadline for the talks between MOL and Russians expired on Friday.

 (Reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing by Louise Heavens)

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