Panrusgaz
Encyclopedia
Panrusgáz is a Hungarian
natural gas company
responsible for the import of natural gas
from Russia
mainly Gazprom
. The company sold 8.8 billion cubic meter of natural gas
in Hungary
in 2006. It was placed fourth on the Hungarian business weekly Heti Világgazdaság
top-500 list of Hungarian companies by 2008 revenue of HUF 781 billion.
The company is owned by Gazprom Export
, E.ON Ruhrgas International AG
, and Centrex Hungária Zrt.
It was establsihed in 1994 as a joint venture of Gazprom and Hungarian gas company MOL. In January 2006, MOL's shares were acquired by German energy company E.ON
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
natural gas company
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
responsible for the import of natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
mainly Gazprom
Gazprom
Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
. The company sold 8.8 billion cubic meter of natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in 2006. It was placed fourth on the Hungarian business weekly Heti Világgazdaság
Heti Világgazdaság
Heti Világgazdaság is a Hungarian weekly economic and political magazine with its editorial office in Budapest. Some articles are also available online and in English....
top-500 list of Hungarian companies by 2008 revenue of HUF 781 billion.
The company is owned by Gazprom Export
Gazprom Export
Gazprom Export LLC. is a Russian company founded in 1973, the leading exporter of natural gas in the world, supplying Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom. Gazprom Export's gas is mostly shipped by pipelines. Gazprom Export has a monopoly on gas...
, E.ON Ruhrgas International AG
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
, and Centrex Hungária Zrt.
Centrex Europe Energy & Gas AG
Centrex Europe Energy and Gas AG is "an international group of companies operating in the natural gas sector, focussing on the extraction and marketing of natural gas reserves"...
It was establsihed in 1994 as a joint venture of Gazprom and Hungarian gas company MOL. In January 2006, MOL's shares were acquired by German energy company E.ON
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
.