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outages, which is constantly lower than
the total frequency of outages.
The physical process of the pipelined
natural gas supply can be assessed using
the specifi c indicators calculated as the
number of events and the duration of
consequent outages per 1000 consumers.
Figures 6 and 7 demonstrate the countrylevel
frequency and duration when the
customers were without supply. The
specifi c number and duration of outages
for the total of outages is fl uctuating
in the observed period, while the
events with direct responsibility of the
suppliers have a smaller proportion and
show a continuous improvement.
COMPETITION
Wholesale market
The data of the Table 9 summarizes the natural gas consumption
of the country in 2009, and the composition and percentage of
the sources for 2009 [billion m 3 /year].
Table 9 Sources and composition of the natural gas consumption of the country in 2009
Natural gas consumption of the country
Domestic production
Import
-from Eastern direction
- from Western direction
The import sources of natural gas are primarily of Russian
origin, even the natural gas received from the Austrian Baumgarten
through the HAG pipeline and bought from E.ON
Ruhrgas has Russian molecular origin.
The natural gas consumption of the country signifi cantly
decreased from 14 billion m 3 in 2008, by 3 billion m 3 . The
proportions of the natural gas sources signifi cantly changed in
2009 compared to 2008 and the previous years. The volume
of domestic production – after two decades of declining
– increased by 17% in 2009 to over 3 billion m 3 , thank to
the production from Hajdúnánás fi eld newly discovered
by Magyar Horizont Kft. who newly entered the market in
August. Accordingly, the domestic/import ratio, which was
characteristically at 20/80% in the past years, also changed
signifi cantly, to 28-72%.
The import from the East decreased from 9 billion m 3 in the
year 2008 to 3 billion m 3 , which is mainly resulted from the
consumption cut resulting from the economic crisis, and from
the alternative fuel consumption of residential customers.
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4.5
4.0
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3.0
2.5
2.0
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
3 billion m
11.115
3.090
8.025
6.064
1.961
total outages
outages with direct responsibility of the supplier
outages with direct responsibility of the supplier, due to breakdowns
Figure 7 Duration of the events causing natural gas outages per 1000 consumers
(hours/1000 consumers/year)
The number of registered eligible customers entering the
competitive market rose to 9782 in 2009 (2527 non-household,
and 7255 household customers).
The Resolution of the Commission of the European Union,
DG Competition of 21 December 2005 (Case No COMP/
M.3696-E.ON/MOL) approved the 100% acquisition of MOL
Földgázellátó Rt. and in MOL Földgáztároló Rt. by E.ON
Ruhrgas International AG as subject of specifi c conditions.
One of the key conditions is the implementation of Gas Release
%
100
27.8
72.2
54.6
17.6
Program, which mean that E.on Ruhrgas
AG is obliged to offer an annual amount
of 1 billion m 3 natural gas for sale in
the natural gas market, for a period of
8 years (2006-2013). The program is to
be implemented in the form of auctions
during the given years, where the annual
1 billion m 3 quantity must be divided
into the following sales units:
• 5 lots of 100 million m³ units,
• 5 lots of 50 million m³ units,
• 10 lots of 25 million m³ units.
The affi liates of E.ON cannot either directly or indirectly take
part in the auctions.