"National consultations have clearly shown that the Hungarians do not want sanctions, because they will not help Ukraine, they will not bring Russia to its knees and will only cause terrible damage to Europe and Hungary," Orban stressed. He believes the results of the national consultations will be a significant help in his discussions with the leadership of the EU and other countries.

The Worldwide Rig Count for December was 1,834, down 56 from the 1,890 counted in November 2022,and up 271, from the 1,563 counted in December 2021.

The Worldwide Rig Count for November was 1,890, down 3 from the 1,893 counted in October 2022,and up 346 from the 1,544 counted in November 2021.

The Worldwide Rig Count for October was 1,893, up 40 from the 1,853 counted in September 2022,and up 389 from the 1,504 counted in October 2021.

"The operation of TurkStream is now fully secured in the long term following the Dutch decision," foreign minister Peter Szijjarto was quoted as saying by Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs.

The Worldwide Rig Count for September was 1,853, up 28 from the 1,825 counted in August 2022,and up 405 from the 1,448 counted in September 2021.

U.S. Rig Count is up 1 from last week to 764, Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 215

Germany has unveiled an €8bn package, which comes in addition to prior bailout packages, with the objective to finance and acquire Uniper, as well as help it maintain operations, amid unstable gas supplies and soaring energy prices.

U.S. Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 763, Canada Rig Count is up 6 from last week to 211.

The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) issued the licence for construction of units 5&6 of Paks II in August. Currently, the Paks NPP, built according to the Soviet design, operates four power units with VVER-440 reactors.