Gasoline sales grew 7%, to 31,000 tons from 29,000 tons in the same quarter last year, while diesel sales grew 5%, to 87,000 tons from 83,000.
End March, MOL had 200 gas stations in Romania, from 159 at the end of the year and 147 at the end of March 2014.
In February this year, MOL finalized the takeover of 42 gas stations from ENI Romania, part of Italian group ENI.
The group’s revenues from sales declined 33% in the first quarter, to $3.35 billion, from $4.98 billion in the first quarter last year, while its EBITDA rose 47%, to HUF154 billion ($569 million). Net profit attributable to shareholders declined 64%, to $33 million.
In Hungarian forints, MOL’s sales revenues declined 18%, to HUF921.9 billion and net profit attributable to shareholders declined 56%, to HUF9.1 billion.