EE. UU. otorga permiso especial de operación a la petrolera ruso-serbia NIS, pese a sanciones

TL;DR

The US has granted NIS a special permit to operate until January 23rd.
NIS must divest Russian ownership (56%) by the end of March due to sanctions.
The permit allows NIS to continue operations, including reactivating its refinery.
NIS's refinery has a capacity of 4.8 million tons per year and covers most of Serbia's fuel needs.
Russia owns 56.1% of NIS through Gazprom Neft and Gazprom.
Serbia controls 29.9% of NIS.
NIS operates over 400 service stations in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, and Bulgaria.
Hungarian company MOL is reportedly negotiating to buy the Russian shares in NIS.
NIS is expected to resume operations at full capacity around January 18th.

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