Mol Nyrt. serves all contractual partners on time, the supply of gas stations in Hungary is continuous, uninterrupted, said András Orosz, head of Mol’s retail business, in an online background discussion on Wednesday, which was announced by the Association of Independent Gas Stations (FBSZ) on Thursday.
He added that the traffic at the Mol filling stations in March is expected to be more than one and a half times the usual. On March 9th and 10th, retail demand was soaring, nearly tripling, as wholesale shoppers also went to gas stations.
Károly Hazuga, Director of Wholesale Sales, informed that the entire Hungarian wholesale market was affected by the increased demand for fuel in March. Previously, total nationwide sales of 480-490 million gallons of fuel were in the total market, and this is expected to be approx. It will grow 15 percent in March.
This increase was due to fuel tourism, panic shopping, and international transit traffic since the introduction of the HUF 480 maximum wholesale price at the end of February. This means that all wholesalers have to sell petrol and diesel to retailers and filling stations at a price of HUF 480. The decree applies to all wholesalers in Hungary, and Mol fully complies with the decree, while remaining “almost alone in the market”.
He emphasized that currently, Mol is the only player that fulfills its obligation to ensure a continuous supply of fuel to everyone, as it undertakes solidarity with all Hungarian consumers as a strategic company and its number one goal is the security of supply in Hungary. In the last 15 days, it has become more than 50 new contracted partners. They are contracted with everyone in a transparent manner until 31 May, and the service is continuous. All customers are treated equally in their system, he said, calling the quantities certified by their experts adequate to supply the region concerned. New customer contracts are concluded as soon as possible, although the Civil Code. they said they would have 30 days to do so, he remarked.
The official price of HUF 480 has been in the retail trade since November, while the wholesale price was “highly volatile” and was much cheaper. He also said that from the retail side, each Mol gas station will serve a confirmed number of people. They are preparing to keep the official price of fuels until May 15, he indicated.
According to their information, they have become a lot more new partners who have not reached the former wholesaler’s partner, they do not receive a response either by phone or through the usual ordering channels. Mol was virtually left alone in the wholesale fuel market.
He asked: according to their data, there are about two thousand gas stations in Hungary, of which a thousand are so-called white wells, ie small gas stations operating in a family business. Asked that ITM had already requested but not taken over the operation of 11 service stations, Molt said that in each case the number of filling stations within a 20-kilometer radius would be examined. As there are several filling stations operated by Mol and other service providers in the affected areas, security of supply is currently addressed. Their supply is not a legal obligation, but they consider the security of supply to be a strategic issue, said Károly Hazuga.
The FBSZ, which brings together about 350 small gas stations, announced a performance in front of Mol’s headquarters to the south on Thursday, March 24th. According to a statement sent to MTI, the association has a number of demands, including the establishment of a parliamentary committee of inquiry to examine the professional soundness and impact of the petrol station regulations.
Smaller gas stations started to be purchased, three have already been taken over by Mol
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