NIS receives US OFAC license extension until September 30

NIS OFAC license MOL Group Gazprom Neft Pančevo refinery

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has extended the operating license for Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) until September 30. This extension allows the company to continue its core activities, including crude oil imports, refinery operations at the Pančevo facility, technical maintenance, and financial settlements.

Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović stated that the extension is a signal of progress in the ongoing negotiations to resolve NIS's ownership structure. The negotiations involve Hungarian energy company MOL, which is seeking to acquire the 56.15 percent majority stake currently held by Gazprom Neft.

Additionally, OFAC has extended the license for JANAF, the Croatian pipeline operator, to ensure continued cooperation with NIS for oil transport. The Pančevo refinery has recently increased its processing capacity to approximately 13,000 tons per day to meet rising diesel demand, which reached roughly 200,000 tons in August.

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Dubravka Đedović Handanović · Gazprom Neft · MOL Group · Naftna Industrija Srbije · OFAC · Office of Foreign Assets Control

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[● 8 SOURCES] The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new operating license to Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS). www.lokalnenovine.rs · www.srpskadijaspora.info · www.biznis.ba · www.economx.hu · sputnikportal.rs · +3 more
[● 3 SOURCES] The license allows NIS to continue crude oil imports, refinery processing, and technical maintenance. www.biznis.ba · sputnikportal.rs · 013info.rs
[● 3 SOURCES] The Pančevo refinery increased oil processing to approximately 13,000 tons per day in August. www.lokalnenovine.rs · www.economx.hu · 013info.rs
[● 7 SOURCES] Negotiations between Hungarian company MOL and Gazprom Neft regarding the sale of NIS are in the final stage. www.lokalnenovine.rs · www.srpskadijaspora.info · www.biznis.ba · www.economx.hu · sputnikportal.rs · +2 more
[● 2 SOURCES] MOL Group signed a binding framework agreement with Gazprom Neft to purchase a 56.15 percent stake in NIS. www.biznis.ba · sputnikportal.rs
[● 2 SOURCES] The US imposed sanctions on NIS on October 9, 2025, due to its majority Russian ownership. www.biznis.ba · www.economx.hu
[○ 1 SOURCE] JANAF received a new OFAC license to continue cooperation with NIS until September 30. www.index.hr
[DISPUTED] The new operating license for NIS is valid until September 30. www.lokalnenovine.rs · www.srpskadijaspora.info · www.biznis.ba · www.economx.hu · sputnikportal.rs · +3 more