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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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  • An employee inspects processing and refining structures in the Duna oil refinery on May 24, 2022 in Szazhalombatta, Hungary. MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc is a multinational Hungarian oil and gas company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. The Duna (Danube) Oil Refinery at Szazhalombatta, near Budapest is one of the biggest refineries in the Eastern-Central region of Europe where Russian oil arrives to Hungary via the Friendship (Druzhba) oil pipeline.
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