Media Coverage (EN)
Benjamin Lakatos, Executive Chairman of MET Group, detailed the company’s evolution from a 2007 startup into a 28-billion-euro energy giant, identifying human capital and cultural alignment as the primary drivers of success in a guest lecture at the Corvinus University of Budapest.
4/16/2026
Media Coverage (EN)
The geopolitical crisis in the Middle East appears to be escalating into an energy crisis, with impacts being felt around the world. How does an LNG executive view this situation? What consequences could a tightening of supply have for Europe, and for our region in particular? We asked Luis Sánchez, Head of LNG at MET Group, about these topics.
4/8/2026
Media Coverage (EN)
At the end of the year, energate once again asked leading figures in the energy sector to summarise the past year. In his contribution, Benjamin Lakatos, Chairman and CEO of MET Group, focuses on the persistently high European energy prices and the reasons behind them. At the same time, he shows how the energy transition in Europe can also lead to economic success.
12/22/2025
Media Coverage (EN)
When Benjamin Lakatos speaks, energy people listen in Europe and increasingly farther afield. Recently Lakatos, chairman and Group CEO of MET Group, has been speaking out strongly in favor of a European energy bank to correct some of the chaos which often convulses European energy markets and leads to general instability.
11/27/2025
Media Coverage (EN)
The European gas market is no longer reminiscent of the pre-Covid world: it is characterised by permanently high prices, continental purchasing competition and completely transforming trading. Márton Szépfy, CEO of E2 Hungary, speaks about why Europe is at a competitive disadvantage and what consequences the LNG-based procurement model has for the players of the European and Hungarian economies.
11/26/2025
Media Coverage (EN)
Q&A with MET Group’s Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Thomas Bodé, on how people-first process design, structured data governance and real-time insights are enabling the company to scale trading operations and navigate Europe’s evolving energy landscape.
11/17/2025
Media Coverage (EN)
Switzerland-based energy trader MET Group has almost tripled its LNG cargo import volumes so far this year and expects stronger growth in the coming years as it prepares to expand outside Europe to capitalise on growing global demand for the super-chilled fuel, a top executive told Reuters.
11/13/2025