The Prague HN newspaper writes that, apart from bidding directly, Russian Gazprom might bid for Unipetrol via its Hungarian TVK subsidiary or via MOL (HN says that Gazprom has strong and decisive influence in MOL), where it reportedly has a controlling influence. It is thought that all three companies have expressed preliminary interest in Unipetrol (no names have been released by the National Property Fund). We believe that it is unlikely at the moment that Unipetrol would be sold to a Russian company or a company with strong links to one. Neutral.
(Jiri Soustuznik)