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Hungary MOL to review portfolio, investments-paper

Sat Jul 4, 2009 7:00pm IST
 
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BUDAPEST, July 4 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil and gas group MOL MOLB.BU will have to streamline its operations and review investments due to the global crisis, MOL's Executive Chairman Zsolt Hernadi told daily Magyar Nemzet on Saturday.

When asked if the global crisis had changed MOL group's medium-term strategic plans, Hernadi said:

"First of all we will have to review our portfolio because opportunities are decreasing and we also have to streamline... Secondly, we also have to review investments."

"It's a question to what extent the market needs these investments now that demand is declining," he added.

Hernadi did not specify which elements of MOL's portfolio could be sold.

MOL has refineries not just in Hungary but also in neighbouring Slovakia, Croatia and also in Italy.

Hernadi said that by taking over management control over Croatian peer INA INA.ZA MOL has completely repositioned itself. MOL is INA's biggest shareholder with a 47 percent stake. The Croatian government owns some 44 percent.

"In central eastern Europe we will not be able to achieve a bigger position than we have now alone, therefore it's time for cooperation," Hernadi said.

He said a good area for increased cooperation would be the region's natural gas market where there is need for further development of infrastructure.  Continued...

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