The Competition Council authorized the transaction by which AIK Energy, a company registered in London and locally managed by Harald Kraft, former general manager of the gas producer Stratum Energy and former president of the Romanian Association of Oil Exploration and Production Companies (ROPEPCA), takes over Valahia Gaz, the newly established company that has been among the leaders of gas imports from Romania for the past year, according to Profit.ro.

AIK Energy LTD carries out activities such as: natural gas extraction, wholesale electricity, natural gas wholesale, wholesale of oil and petroleum products. In Romania, the activity of AIK is carried out through a secondary office – AIK Energy LTD – the Bucharest branch, whose main activity is the commercialization of gaseous fuels through pipelines.