We would like to inform you that at the conclusion of the third negotiation round with the Government of Croatia today MOL Group CEO József Molnár made the following statement to the press:

"INA's success is in MOL's interest. Therefore, we are satisfied that the meeting held today to discuss the future of INA was based on a rational attitude, and the upstream development plan was discussed.
Today we were able to address the urgent need for relevant permits. According to our business plan, if we receive the relevant permits in time, INA will be able to produce additional 4300 bbl/day in short term, which can be increased to 9000 bbl/day in mid-term. This 10 and 20% additional production would mean several hundred million Kuna additional direct or indirect contribution to the Croatian economy.
Based on this meeting today we are ready to continue the negotiations in an accelerated way."    

MOL Group Corporate Communications

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