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It's time to get into the Christmas spirit (are we even allowed to say that word anymore Excuse me, Holiday spirit), and what better way to do so than by singing the old favorite, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Only this one will be Rangers related. (Adds comments, detail) Stocks Russia By Krisztina Than and Balazs Koranyi BUDAPEST, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Hungarian imports of Russiannatural gas via Ukraine are still halted and restrictions onsome industrial gas users have forced several companies to stopproduction, officials said on Wednesday. Janos Zsuga, Chief Executive of oil and gas group MOL'sMOLB.BU gas transmission arm Foldgazszallito Zrt said Hungaryreceived 3 million cubic metres of gas from Austria on Tuesdaywhen shipments via Ukraine came to a halt, but this dropped tohalf on Wednesday. But he added that consumption could rise if temperaturesdrop further. Zsuga said Hungary may need to take further measures andfree up strategic gas reserves if consumption rises.

"Today's situation is even more serious (than yesterday),"Zsuga told a parliamentary committee. Gas is pumped at full capacity into the Hungarian systemfrom commercial reserves, which means some 51.5 million cubicmetres daily, but MOL's Executive Chairman Zsolt Hernadi saidthis could be maintained only for 2 to 3 weeks. "This is how long these (pipeline, storage and production)can be operated at 100 percent (operational capacity) ... Timeis passing, and due to the amount of gas taken out from storage,pressure could start declining," Hernadi told the committee. Brussels thought that similarly to 2006, this will getresolved as well," Hernadi said. INDUSTRIAL USERS HIT Energy Minister Csaba Molnar said E.ON Ruhrgas agreed tosupply Hungary with 2.5 million cubic metres of gas from Germanyper day via the pipeline from Austria for at least 10 days.

He also said Serbia had asked Hungary to supply gas from itsreserves but Hungary declined due to the gas shortage. Several power plants switched to oil from gas, including the900-MW Tisza II power plant of AES-Tisza Eromu Kft, local newsagency MTI reported. The main international airport in Budapestalso switched to oil from gas heating. Hungary's annual gas consumption is around 13-14 billioncubic metres. Around 80 percent of this is supplied from Russiaon pipelines that run through Ukraine and the rest is suppliedfrom domestic production. Weather is expected to turn colder towards the weekend withtemperatures dropping below minus 15 degrees Celsius at night.

(Additional reporting by Sandor Peto) (Reporting by Krisztina Than and Balazs Koranyi;Editing byPeter Blackburn) Stocks Russia. We have to feel bad for Tiger Woods now as his tale of having so many birdies is incessant.This morning, there happened to be a 9th lady who claimed to have has an affair with thebillionaire golfer. She is a former waitress who claimed to have had an affair before and during Woods'marriage to Elin Nordegren. OH OH.The so called girl claimed to have met Tiger at Orlando's Roxy Nightclub, but she doesn't want to be identified.