Energy Crisis
Szijjártó: First major step toward deal for NIS in Serbia possible within days
15 January 2026 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó said a significant step toward a deal for NIS can be expected in the coming days.
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Gazprom’s NIS can restart Serbian refinery as US suspends sanctions
01 January 2026 - Croatian oil pipeline operator JANAF said it is prepared to resume supply to Serbian NIS as it received a license from the United States
Serbia backs talks on sale of NIS to Hungary’s MOL – energy minister
25 December 2025 - Đedović Handanović has confirmed that Russian shareholders are negotiating the sale of their stake in Serbia-based oil company NIS to MOL
Serbia, North Macedonia seek to build gas interconnector by end-2027
12 December 2025 - Serbia and North Macedonia aim to complete a gas interconnector in late 2027 and put it into operation in early 2028, said Đedović Handanović
Fearful about oil sanctions, Serbia’s Vučić seeks support from EU leaders
11 December 2025 - Facing NIS's imminent halt due to US sanctions, President Aleksandar Vučić met with EU leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen
MOL in talks about possibility of purchasing stake in Serbian NIS
27 November 2025 - Hungarian MOL is discussing the possibility of acquiring a stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS, which is under US sanctions due to Russian ownership
Vučić: Serbia ready to offer premium to buy oil company NIS from Russia
16 November 2025 - If talks with potential investors fail, Serbia should offer a better price for NIS but, in any case, the refinery must work, President Aleksandar Vučić said
Serbia deciding whether to nationalize Gazprom-owned oil company NIS
15 November 2025 - The Government of Serbia is about to decide whether to nationalize oil refiner and fuel distributor NIS, owned by Russia's Gazprom
Romania to take control of Lukoil’s assets
12 November 2025 - Romania wants to take control of Lukoil's operations to get an exemption from US sanctions. It's unclear whether the government would nationalize the assets
US torpedoes Lukoil’s deal to sell its overseas business to Gunvor
07 November 2025 - The US Treasury said it wouldn't allow Gunvor to "operate and profit," calling it "the Kremlin's puppet," so the firm gave up on Lukoil
ACER asks Greek authorities to probe power market for manipulation
07 November 2025 - The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) warned of potential signs of manipulation in Greece's DAM
Oil trader Gunvor set to take over Lukoil’s refineries, fuel chains in Southeast Europe
30 October 2025 - Lukoil has decided to sell its assets outside Russia to Gunvor, owned by Swedish billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist
Russia’s Lukoil to sell refineries, fuel chains in Southeast Europe amid US sanctions
28 October 2025 - Lukoil operates oil refineries in Bulgaria and Romania, as well as fuel retail chains across the region
European Commission: Russian gas ban doesn’t include transit to Serbia, BiH
24 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News asked the European Commission to clarify if the supply of Russian gas to Serbia and BiH would be halted as of January 1, 2026
Several EU member states face uncertainty amid looming Russian gas ban
21 October 2025 - Hungary and Slovakia oppose the Russian gas ban, but the Energy Council envisages exceptions for EU states and even the Western Balkans