controlled gas monopoly Gazprom of natural gas assets in Hungary. «The identity of a company's ownership is indifferent to me,» Koka said, adding that Hungary would strive to ensure that companies respect all directives from local and EU regulators. «After that, it's the free market which must determine ownership structures.» Hungary's oil and gas company MOL Rt. will complete the sale of some of its natural gas assets in Hungary to German utility giant E.On by the end of the month. In turn, E.On is expected to use some of those assets in a swap with Gazprom in return for access to gas fields in Russia. Awareness of energy security in Europe increased greatly in January, when a gas price dispute resulted in Russia utting supplies to Ukraine, which temporarily disrupted deliveries through Ukraine toward Europe. -- SPA 21 10 Local Time 18 10 GMT
