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47-1173: As of October 2021, the largest shareholder is the Mol New Europe Foundation with 10.49% ahead of Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation and Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation, both with 10%, OmanOil Budapest with 7.14% and OTP and ING Bank with 4.9% and 4.48% respectively. Nearly 45% of shares are free floated . MOL is active in exploration and production , refining , distribution and marketing , petrochemicals , power generation , trading and retail. As of 2021, MOL has operations in over 30 countries worldwide, employs 25,000 people, has 2,000 service stations in nine countries (mainly in Central and Eastern Europe ) under six brands. MOL's downstream operations in Central and Eastern Europe manufacture and sell products such as fuels , lubricants , additives and petrochemicals . The company's most significant areas of operations are Central and Eastern Europe , Southern Europe , North Sea , Middle East , Africa , Pakistan , Russia and Kazakhstan . MOL has

94-710: A 10% stake in the Pearl Petroleum consortium (Pearl) from Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas PJSC. In November 2007, MOL reported a new regional initiative to create a joint regional gas pipeline system called New European Transmission System (NETS). On 20 December 2007, MOL announced a strategic cooperation with Czech power utility CEZ . The joint venture with CEZ focuses on gas-fired power generation and related gas infrastructure in Central and Southeastern Europe, first launching two 800 MW power plants in Hungary and Slovakia . After selling 7% of its shares to CEZ within

141-522: A 36% stake in Slovnaft , Slovakia's national oil company. The company thus became the first oil company in Central Europe to establish a cross-border partnership and also launched a new business branch by procuring 32.9% of Hungary's petrochemical company TVK. In 1999, MOL entered Pakistan, becoming the operator of TAL Block (with 8.42% stake in production), one of the largest hydrocarbon producing blocks of

188-543: A better asset to liability ratio. By public floating, companies can enhance their credit image. As banks and other credit providing institutions provide credit, more often to a public limited company along with this, sometimes favorable terms are also offered by credit providers because of public limited company status. Along with enhanced credibility, companies can also get higher media coverage and attention of general public. By public floating, companies are vulnerable to threats of speculations and market fluctuations. During

235-472: A better way of calculating market capitalization , because it provides a more accurate reflection (than entire market capitalization) of what public investors consider the company to be worth. In this context, the float may refer to all the shares outstanding that can be publicly traded. The float is calculated by subtracting the locked-in shares from outstanding shares. For example, a company may have 10 million outstanding shares, with 3 million of them in

282-446: A company are also very complex. For example, in the UK, in order to run a public limited company , a register of the directors, shareholders, and any shareholder votes, as well as all details of the company's finances must be compiled and kept for a minimum of six years. Along with this, a comprehensive accounting record is also needed like sales and whom they are made to (until and unless it is

329-400: A company to perform. Whenever the general public, as company shareholders, demand dividends without keeping the company's economic circumstances in proper perspective, it increases performance pressure on the company. Secondly, sometimes companies provide false financial reports to sell shares which lead towards further complications in market. In 2005, AIG had to pay a fine of $ 1.7 billion as

376-433: A gradual increase of the share of valuable non-motor fuel products to above 50% by 2030 from below 30% currently. MOL intends to increase the feedstock for its petrochemical plants, whilst also taking advantage of the growing demand for profitable products as jet fuel, lubricants and base oils. As MOL aims to expand its petrochemical business, the company has earmarked EUR 1.2bn for investment in propylene-oxide based polyols,

423-500: A high-value product applied in the automotive industry, packaging and furniture manufacturing. In 2018, it made a final investment decision on its Polyol Project, the biggest single investment of the company until 2021. To expand their petrochemical portfolio, MOL has signed a partnership with German APK in 2018, supporting the completion of APK's plastic-recycling plant in Merseburg. As part of circular-economy and sustainability endeavors,

470-539: A locked-in position; this company's float would be 7 million (multiplied by the share price). Stocks with smaller floats tend to be more volatile than those with larger floats. In general, the large holdings of founding shareholders, corporate cross-holdings, and government holdings in partially privatized companies are excluded when calculating the size of a public float. There are certain regulations to offer public floats, though these regulations might differ from region to region. For instance, to offer public floats in

517-544: A partnership with Australian -based Green Rock Energy Limited . The company supports the research of second generation biofuels at the University of Pannonia . As of 2018, MOL Group owns a network of nearly 2,000 service stations under six brands across ten countries in Central and Southern Europe . In 2018, the company launched a car-sharing service in Budapest, MOL Limo. At the 2016 Petroleum Economist Awards, MOL Group

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564-766: A primary listing on the Budapest Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the BUX Index . As of October 2021, it has a market capitalization of $ 6 billion and is the second largest company listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange. MOL also has a secondary listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange . On 1 October 1991, MOL was established as a legal successor, merging nine former members of the National Oil and Gas Trust , which had been established in 1957. By 1995,

611-466: A result of improper accounting. Additionally, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in 2008 after using a small firm to secretly manipulate its balance sheets. Both cases illustrate that, as a result of pressure to sell shares, companies may manipulate their financial statements, and later face the consequences (Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy in 2008, AIG's bailout by the U.S. government in 2008). Less public float may cause illiquidity of stocks of companies due to

658-676: A result, Surgutneftegas did not have its representatives in the board and the right to vote at general assemblies of shareholders. MOL defended its decision to block Surgut by arguing that the Russian company had not made its intentions towards the company clear. In May 2011, the Hungarian government bought the Russian Surgutneftegas's shares, thus the Hungarian state acquired 21.2% of the shares of MOL. In 2011, Croatia started an investigation of ex-prime minister Ivo Sanader for allegedly accepting

705-412: A retail business), purchases and from whom they are supplied, stock and debts – all of them are necessary to be provided. Along with all these costs, taxes are also to be paid while a company is public floating. For instance, in the UK a company has to pay corporation tax which is 20% if the profit per year is £300,000 or less and 21% if profit is above £300,000. Public floating also increases pressure on

752-573: A strategic goal, MOL started investigating the ways of diversifying its crude oil supply and to adapt its refineries to process non-Russian alternative crude oil, in order to reach greater flexibility. Until 2022 MOL invested more than USD 170 million on building up the alternative logistics on the Adria pipeline. This allows more seaborne deliveries to supply the Duna and Slovnaft refineries in Hungary and Slovakia. Due to

799-612: A €10 million bribe from MOL, in exchange for the Croatian Government approving the First Amendment to the Shareholders Agreement and thus MOL securing management rights, accusing also the company's chairman, Zsolt Hernádi. MOL repeatedly denied all the accusations. Soon after, the Hungarian prosecution launched investigation on suspicion of bribery and in 2012 dismissed allegations of criminal activity in this matter. In

846-489: Is scheduled to be fully operational by 2021. The company formed a partnership for plastic recycling with German APK in 2018, and in 2019 acquired Aurora, a German recycled plastic compounding company. In 2017, MOL launched fleet management, e-mobility and car sharing ventures. In September 2019, MOL Serbia opened a new fuel storage depot in Sremski Karlovci . The compound is MOL's largest investment into Serbia over

893-788: The Austrian market by purchasing a fuel storage facility in Korneuburg , and a year later acquired the Roth filling station chain. In August 2007, MOL purchased Italiana Energia e Servizi S.p.A. (IES), owner of the Mantua refinery and a chain of 165 retail stations in Italy . In 2007, MOL entered the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where its subsidiary MOL Kalegran owns 20% in Shaikan PSC. Further in 2009, MOL acquired

940-616: The second Orbán-cabinet bought the Russian Surgutneftegas's shares, thus the Hungarian state acquired 21.2% of the shares within the company. In late 2013, MOL entered the North Sea by acquiring Wintershall ’s portfolio, which included a mix of producing fields and undeveloped projects. It also acquired a position in the Scott hub in the central North Sea. MOL further expanded its exploration portfolio by entering Norway in 2015, after acquiring Ithaca Petroleum Norge . On May 8, 2014, MOL announced

987-438: The 2008 financial crisis, several companies went bankrupt because of fluctuations in the stock market, severely limiting their operating capital to the extent that they were unable to pay their creditors and were forced to liquidate their operational assets. Costs of company registration are also very high making it difficult for certain small businesses to float shares. Along with higher costs, processes of registering and running

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1034-758: The Berlin-based interior design company KINZO. In December 2022, MOL Campus was opened. MOL Group has a current Upstream presence in 13 countries with production activities in 8. Besides Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary and Croatia), its core regions, MOL has a presence and partnerships in the CIS region (Russia, Kazakhstan), the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan as well as the North Sea region (UK, Norway). The group's total oil and gas reserves stood at 356 million barrels (56.6 million cubic metres ) of oil equivalent at

1081-590: The Oppdal/Driva prospect. MOL has foreign exploration licences in (with date of announcement): MOL has foreign production facilities in (with date of announcement): MOL Group operates assets with a total of 20.9 mtpa refining and 2.2 mtpa petrochemicals capacity. Its downstream asset base includes 6 production units: 4 refineries and 2 petrochemical sites, and an extended regional logistics and wholesales network as an integrated value chain. Its refineries at Százhalombatta , Hungary and Bratislava , Slovakia, are among

1128-456: The Slovenian arm of Austrian oil and gas giant OMV AG for €301million. MOL has multiple subsidiaries across all areas of its business operations. Its most important subsidiaries include Slovnaft , INA and MOL Group Italy. MOL Group's chief governing body is the board of directors, which has 10 members, out of which three are executive and seven are non-executive. The three executive members of

1175-675: The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change gave final approval for the £1 billion development. First oil was achieved from the field's FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) in December 2017. Norway is part of in MOL Group's portfolio. The company entered Norway in 2015, after acquiring Ithaca Petroleum Norge, and is present in three of the North Sea's core areas (Central Graben South, South Viking Graben and Northern North Sea). In late 2018, MOL Norge started its first operated drilling in

1222-511: The United Kingdom, a company must be incorporated, i.e. be a public limited company under UK law. Also, the company should have published or filed audit accounts for at least a three-year period, have trading and revenue earning records for at least three years, its higher management and directors must be competent enough to run a business at that scale, and the company must show that it has a working capital for at least 12 months. Moreover, once

1269-636: The acquisition of the Italian Eni’s subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania, including the retail network of 208 petrol stations previously operated under the Agip brand. The transaction also included the takeover of Eni's wholesale interests in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. In the Czech Republic, MOL's retail market share exceeded 10 percent thanks to 125 new gas stations and 24 Slovnaft and 125 PAP Oil filling stations, also belonging to

1316-548: The actual integration of companies was completed, and the previously separated entities started to operate within one joint organization. MOL decided on a privatization strategy, in order to respond to international market, political and legal challenges, which the company was facing following the turmoil of the end of the Soviet Union . In 1995, the company opened filling stations in Transylvania , Romania . In 2000 it acquired

1363-407: The board are its Chairman Zsolt Hernádi, who serves as chief executive officer, József Molnár, Group Chief Executive Officer and Oszkár Világi, Group Innovative Businesses and Services Executive Vice President. The supervisory board is led by Zoltán Áldott, who is also the chairman of the supervisory board of Slovnaft. As of August 2021, MOL's current shareholder structure is: In 2017, MOL announced

1410-579: The commodity segment into higher value-added chemical products. One of the first projects following the new strategy was the Polyol chemical project. In September 2018, MOL reached final investment on the project and signed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts with ThyssenKrupp . In October 2019, the foundation stone for the complex in Tiszaújváros, Hungary , was laid by Zsolt Hernádi , Ferenc Koncz , Sami Pelkonen and Mihály Varga . The plant

1457-446: The company is listed, the business must be independent from any shareholder with controlling interest (anyone owning more than 30% of the company shares), and after the company is listed, at least 25% of its shares must be in the hands of the general public, that is public float, and the company must have a total market capitalization of not less than £700,000. By offering a public float, companies gain access to new and large capital, as

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1504-513: The company's attempted takeover of MOL. In March 2009, OMV sold its 21% stake in MOL to Surgutneftegas . MOL called this move "unfriendly" and claimed OMV had acted as a front for Russian interests. Following the OMV's sale of its 21% stake of MOL to Surgutneftgas in 2009, MOL refused to register the Russian company as a shareholder with full rights, due to non-transparent ownership structure of Surgutneftegas. As

1551-513: The company, its integrated upstream-downstream business model would continue to provide stable and robust profitability for the next 10–15 years, but new investments are seen to be essential for MOL’s future. As part of the strategy, the company intends to diversify the classical Oil & Gas business and develop into the region’s leading chemical and consumer goods and services company. Through 2030, MOL scheduled investments of US$ 4.5 billion to expand its petrochemical business and to extend away from

1598-553: The complex and lengthy disagreement involving MOL and INA, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) based in Washington ruled in favor of MOL. The dispute originated in 2013 when MOL initiated an arbitration case, alleging that Croatia had not fulfilled its contractual obligations. This marked the second time Croatia had found itself on the losing side of an arbitration case with MOL. The first instance

1645-950: The country. As a result of the 2002 INA Privatization Act, the open public tender for the privatization of a 25%+1 share stake in INA, Croatia 's national oil company, was launched in May 2002. MOL won the tender with a bid of $ 505 million against OMV's offer of $ 420 million. By 2004, MOL had fully acquired, in several steps, Slovakia 's national refiner Slovnaft , and Hungary's leading producer of ethylene and polypropylene TVK, over which MOL gained control with increasing their stake to 34.5% in 2001. Subsequently, MOL further increased its stake in TVK to 86.56% in 2006. In 2015, MOL then raised its shareholding in TVK to 100%. Between 2003 and 2005, MOL had acquired all Shell filling stations in Romania. In 2004, MOL entered

1692-496: The crude diversification efforts, Duna refinery can currently process about 35% of non-REB feedstock, mixed in with Urals crude. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has accelerated this process of planning. MOL needs an investment-cycle of up to $ 700million and at least 2–4 years to be able to switch to 100% alternative crude processing. In June 2021, MOL Group reached an agreement to acquire OMV’s 92.25% stake in OMV Slovenija d.o.o.,

1739-457: The end of 2017 and the daily average hydrocarbon production is 109 thousand barrels (17.3 thousand cubic metres ) per day of oil equivalent. MOL derives nearly three-quarters of its oil and gas production from Hungary and Croatia. The company has a 20% interest in the Catcher area oil and gas block in the North Sea, in company with Premier Oil (50%) and Cairn Energy (30%). In June 2014,

1786-460: The general public can invest in the company. This new capital is then used to increase the company's profits. By public floating, a company gains access to interest-free capital as there is no interest to be paid on shares. Though a dividend may be involved, the terms of dividend liability are far more flexible than terms for loans. Along with this, shares are not considered as a debt, and by public floating, companies can reduce their debts creating

1833-410: The group. With 274 service stations, the MOL Group is the second largest retailer of fuel in the country. In Slovakia, 253 petrol stations were already part of the entire network, with 41 filling stations purchased at the time. In Romania, the existing network expanded by 42 wells, adding 189 items, accounting for 12% of retail sales. In 2016, MOL announced its long-term strategy "MOL 2030". According to

1880-706: The last 15 years. In November 2019, MOL signed an agreement with Chevron , acquiring their 9.57% interest in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field and an 8.9% stake in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. The pipeline transports crude oil from ACG to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan. The total transaction was valued at $ 1.57 billion. In November 2019, MOL Group announced it had acquired 100% shareholding in German plastic compounder company Aurora. In 2014 as

1927-587: The most profitable ones in Europe, with Nelson complexity indexes of 10,6 and 11,5 respectively. MOL also produces and sells petrochemicals worldwide and is a leading petrochemical company in the Central Eastern Europe region. Its products are sold in more than 40 countries. MOL's petrochemical portfolio consists of high-quality polyolefin products (high- and low-density polyethylene, polypropylene) as well as butadiene. As part of its 2030 strategy, MOL targets

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1974-529: The plant pilots a process dubbed "Newcycling", recovering high-quality materials from plastic waste . For the natural gas division, the main focus is gas transmission via an extensive high pressure gas pipeline, which length exceeds 5,700 kilometres (3,500 mi). MOL is a member of the Nabucco Pipeline project. In the field of renewable energy MOL develops geothermal power production through the, CEGE Central European Geothermal Energy Production,

2021-568: The relocation of their corporate headquarters, which are currently based in various buildings throughout Budapest. The complex consists of a 120m tower, connected podium, buildings and outside spaces, which are designed by Foster + Partners. The campus spans 86,000 sqm at the bank of the Danube and accommodate up to 2,500 people. The tower is the highest building in Budapest . In June 2019, MOL revealed first interior design visualizations, that were created by

2068-624: The scopes of a strategic partnership, MOL announced on 10 March 2008 the sale of an 8% stake to the Oman Oil Company for the same reason. On 9 May 2008, MOL signed an agreement to acquire a 35% interest in a block in India operated by the Indian ONGC . In the same year MOL further acquired 22.16% of INA's shares through its general public offer on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. On 24 May 2011,

2115-415: Was accused of obtaining managerial control over INA through illicit means. Public float In the context of stock markets , the public float or free float represents the portion of shares of a corporation that are in the hands of public investors as opposed to locked-in shares held by promoters, company officers, controlling-interest investors, or governments. This number is sometimes seen as

2162-467: Was in 2014, with an award of €14.5 million granted by a Swiss court With the ICSID ruling, MOL was practically declared the winner of the arbitration dispute against Croatia, and compensation in the amount of $ 250–300 million was given to MOL. This sum is far lower than MOL's initial claim of $ 1 billion. Additionally, the court dismissed Croatia's allegations of corruption against MOL, where the Hungarian company

2209-763: Was named the Downstream Company of the Year and in 2018, it was awarded the Energy Company of the Year – Mid Cap prize. In June 2007, Austrian energy company OMV made a bid to take over MOL, which was rejected by the Hungarian company. On 6 March 2008, the European Commission launched an investigation of OMV's bid. On 24 June 2008, OMV received a 'Statement of Objections' from the European Commission regarding

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